Thrissur couple arrested for killing and burying 2 newborns

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A young couple in Thrissur, Kerala, were arrested after the man, in a highly intoxicated state, walked into a police station carrying the skeletal remains of two infants.

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00:00This young couple from Thrissur, Kerala was arrested after the man showed up at a police

00:04station with the skeletal remains of two babies. Bhavin, a plumber, and Anisha, a lab technician,

00:09met on Facebook in 2020 and soon began living together, though they never married.

00:14In 2021, Anisha was pregnant, but their parents were unaware of their relationship,

00:18and so they hid it. Anisha gave birth alone in her bathroom. The baby was stillborn,

00:23strangled by the umbilical cord, she told the police. She had then buried the baby in her

00:27backyard. Months later, in a twisted plot, Bhavin exhumed the bones for post-death rituals.

00:33In 2024, Anisha delivered another child, this time in her room. The baby cried,

00:38but she allegedly covered its mouth to silence it and prevent the neighbours from hearing,

00:41which ultimately led to the infant's death. She then wrapped the body, carried it on her

00:46scooter, and then handed it over to Bhavin, who buried it behind his house.

00:50Two dead babies, two secret burials. And for four years, no one knew until the fallout

00:55between the couple led Bhavin to confess. Police say Anisha had learned how to give birth

00:59at home from YouTube. The couple have now confessed and faced charges under suspicion

01:04of homicide. Forensics confirmed the bones belong to two infants. DNA testing and post-mortem

01:09are underway. At the time of publishing the story, the case remains under investigation.

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