One year into relationship, Class 4 and Class 5 student become parents

In an unusual incident, a 14-year-old girl and her 13-year-old partner in Nepal have become parents to a baby boy. Officials in the country are shocked as how to register their 'marriage' as well as the baby boy's birth because the law does not have provisions for registering such cases.

The much-in-love couple have been identified as Pabitra Tamang, 14, and Ramesh Tamang, 13, who are resident of Rubey Valley Rural Municipality in Dhading.

According to The Himalayan Times, reportedly the 13-year-old father Ramesh Tamang, a class 5 student, fell in love with 4th grader Pabitra Tamang who then quit her studies. One year into the relationship, Pabitra gave birth to a baby boy two months ago. Also, as soon as the news spread about the couple and child's birth, the district administration approached the couple as registering their 'marriage' and the child's birth was legally not possible as both were underage.

Though the newborn is said to be healthy, both of his hands do not have middle fingers. Meanwhile, acting Chief at District Health Office Dhading Bishnu Rijal said that lack of nutritious food would hit the health of the newborn as the child would not get enough breastfeeding, the Himalayan Times report added.

The minimum legal age for marriage in Nepal is 20 years for girls and boys. The couple have not tied the knot as their 'marriage' will not be recognised due to their age. But in the Tamang community, a boy, who considers a girl as his wife, can marry her later, according to a report.