A terrible discovery was made when a man found a newborn girl buried alive in an earthen pot in north India on October 12.

The child was discovered Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, buried almost three feet underground, by a man who had gone to bury his own daughter, who died minutes after being born prematurely.

Hitesh Kumar Sirohi, who is a trader by profession, rescued the girl on from a cremation ground while burying his own child.

He commented: "As the pit was being dug by me, at a depth of three feet, the spade hit an earthen pot, which was pulled out. There was a baby girl lying in it."

According to police the girl was alive and breathing heavily, and is currently admitted to a private hospital being kept in an incubator.

The details of the girl's parents who attempted to bury her alive are yet to be ascertained but police are investigating the matter.

Hospital staff have named the baby girl Sita, after a Hindu mythological figure whose mother was said to be the Earth.

In one of the bizarre incident a man in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly found a newborn girl in an earthen pot, which was buried almost three feet below the ground, while he had gone to bury his daughter, who died minutes after being born prematurely . Hitesh Kumar Sirohi who is a trader by profession rescued the girl on October 12th from a cremation ground . Hitesh wife Vaishali was admitted to a private hospital after she complained of labour pain on Wednesday. On Thursday, she gave birth to a seven-month premature girl, who died within a few minutes Sirohi had gone to bury his daughter , As the pit was being dug by me , at a depth of three feet, the spade hit an earthen pot, which was pulled out. There was a baby girl lying in it. Says Hitesh .According to police The girl was alive and breathing heavily , The girl is currently admitted to a private hospital. The details of the girl's parents, who had attempted to bury her alive were yet to be ascertained . Hospital staff have named the baby girl as Sita