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GORAKHPUR: A 25-year-old unmarried woman and her newborn were found dead in a room she had taken on rent in Gorakhpur . Police suspect that she was trying to deliver the baby by herself watching an online video on how to give birth at home alone.

The incident came to light when other tenants in the building saw blood seeping out from under the door of her room on Sunday. Police broke open the door and found the woman and her newborn dead.

Woman was preparing for competitive exams

"We found the contact numbers of her family members in her mobile and informed them. The woman is from Bahraich . After they arrived here, we handed over the bodies to them on Monday after the postmortem," said SHO Cantonment Ravi Rai.

The police official said, "We can't reveal the woman's name as she was 25-year-old and unmarried. She had taken the room on rent in Bilandpur locality of the city just four days ago. It has come to light that she had been living in Gorakhpur for the past four years and was preparing for competitive exams."

The SHO, however, parried questions on whether the probe ascertained that she was trying to deliver the baby by watching an online video. "We are looking into all details and will match the time of deaths and phone data," said Rai.

"No FIR has been lodged since the woman's family has not registered any complaint," he added.

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