The boy was born with four legs (Picture: SWNS)

A baby has been born with four legs and two male sex organs at a hospital in India.

The baby was born at 4.23am on Saturday to parents Lalitamma and Chennabasava and doctors said it was a normal delivery.

His mother, Lalitamma, 23, described her son as ‘God’s gift to us’ saying that she was reluctant for him to be taken to another hospital for further treatment.

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However, after seeking advice and reassurance from her family she and her son went to a specialist facility in Ballari in the western Karnataka state.


She said she was prepared to raise her son the way he was. However, she said: ‘My first son, born three years ago, is healthy. We are poor and cannot afford expensive treatment.’



Dr Virupaksha, who helped deliver the baby, told the Times of India: I referred the family to Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS).

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‘I spoke to the surgeons there on Sunday, and they told me that the baby was being kept under observation. I hope the baby becomes normal.’

Lalitamma added: The doctors and members of my family advised me to take the baby to VIMS for for advanced treatment. Now, I am hoping he becomes normal.’

Dr Divakar Gaddi, at VIMS, said: ‘A team of surgeons is looking into the baby’s condition. It is a very challenging case for us.’