‘Foetus inside a Foetus’: Karnataka hospital reports one-in-a-million birth
Hubballi: In a remarkable medical occurrence, doctors at the Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute (KMC RI) have delivered a baby diagnosed with the extremely rare “foetus-in-foetus” (FIF) condition. The delivery took place on September 23, and both the mother and newborn are in good health.
KMC RI Medical Superintendent Dr. Ishwar Hasabi said that MRI scans revealed an underdeveloped foetus with a spinal vertebra inside the newborn. “The mother, a resident of Kundagol taluk, underwent regular check-ups and had a normal, full-term delivery. Both mother and child are stable. The baby’s father happens to be one of fraternal twins, and this was the couple’s second child,” he explained.
Dr. Hasabi noted that the absence of any family history of such conditions makes this an exceptionally rare case. “We plan to carry out additional medical tests with the family’s consent and consider surgical removal of the inner foetus later. Detailed documentation of this case will be submitted for publication in medical journals to support further research,” he said.
Doctors at KMC RI described the condition as an abnormal growth inside the infant’s body, where partially formed structures of a parasitic twin, including spinal and skull bones, develop within the abdomen.
A similar foetus-in-foetus case was previously reported at KLES’ Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital in Belagavi in February 2025, where doctors successfully removed the internal foetus.
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Mangaluru: Teacher booked for allegedly beating student in school
Vittla (Dakshina Kannada): A case has been registered at the Vittla Police Station against a school teacher on charges of seriously assaulting a student with a cane at an English-medium school in Idkidu village here near Vittla in Dakshina Kannada district.
According to the complaint, the student, who attends the school regularly, had gone to school as usual. Around 2 pm, the child’s parents received a call from the school office stating that their child had allegedly disturbed other students. The school informed them that when the teacher scolded the student over the issue, the child became frightened and urinated, and the parents were asked to come and take the child home.
The parents reportedly told the school staff that no one was at home at the time and requested that the child be sent home in an autorickshaw.
After returning home, the student told the parents that a teacher identified as Istikaar had beaten him severely on the hand with a cane. The child also said that he urinated out of fear while the assault was taking place.
When the parents contacted the teacher over the phone to question him about the incident, he allegedly responded in a dismissive manner.
Following this, the parents lodged complaints with the Vittla Police Station and the Child Development Project Office, seeking justice and strict action against the teacher for allegedly assaulting the child without any valid reason.
Police have registered a case against the teacher and have taken up further investigation.
