A farmer heard the cry of the baby and found her buried in the ground. She had managed to push her head above the ground.
The baby was rushed to the nearby hospital. The child is recovering well.
India is notorious for female infanticide and feticide. The latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data says that an increase of 68.5 per cent in female feticide cases was reported.
The data identified Madhya Pradesh as the state recording highest number of crimes against children.
