Rahul – the baby whose parents claim has spontaneously burst into flames four times since his birth – will continue to be monitored by child rights activists in Chennai, India until the mystery of his condition can be solved, the Times of India reported.

The Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) will house the 3-month-old infant, along with his mother, in a safe place for an unspecified number of days. Though the ICCW does not intend to investigate Rahul’s case, the organization will provide counseling for the parents to find out more about their condition and their intentions for their child.



“Nobody has been able to pinpoint the reason why Rahul suffered burn injuries,” Chandradevi Thanikachalam, ICCW general secretary, told the Times of India. “Our aim is to protect the child until a conclusion is reached, so we'll keep Rahul and his mother Rajeshwari in a place where he will also get additional protection, but only after his parents' approval.”

Rahul’s mother said the baby first caught fire at 9 days old, though there was no fire source near his body.

Since his fourth incident, Rahul has been staying at the Kilpauk Medical College Hospital, where doctors suspected he may have been suffering from spontaneous human combustion (SHC). However, multiple tests including a chromosome test, gene analysis and skin biopsy all turned out to be normal, subsequently leading doctors to suspect abuse or that the baby was involved in an accident.

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CHENNAI: 'Human torch' Rahul's stay in Chennai is set to extend as child rights activists are going to house the three-month-old boy and his mother at a safe place until the mystery of the baby catching fire on his own is solved.

Doctors at the Kilpauk Medical College Hospital (KMC), where Rahul is admitted, informed the Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) about his case on Thursday afternoon.

"Nobody has been able to pinpoint the reason why Rahul suffered burn injuries. Our aim is to protect the child until a conclusion is reached, so we'll keep Rahul and his mother Rajeshwari in a place where he will also get additional protection, but only after his parents' approval," said ICCW general secretary Chandradevi Thanikachalam.

She said that ICCW members are not investigating the case, but will provide counseling to the parents to find out about their condition and what they want for themselves and the child.

Rahul, a native of a village near Tindivanam, was nine days old when his mother said he "caught fire", despite there being no source of fire in the vicinity.

Doctors who suspected the baby of emitting inflammable gases conducted many tests including a chromosome test, gene analysis and skin biopsy, to figure out if Rahul could actually 'catch fire' on his own.

However, all results turned out to be normal, which made them rule out the possibility of spontaneous human combustion (SHC) and suspect abuse or the possibility of the baby burning in an accident.

S Rajarathinam, head of the psychiatry department at KMC, said that Rahul's parents and his maternal grandmother are now in a stable condition.

"They were depressed earlier, worried as they were about the child's future. They were provided counseling," said the doctor. He also said that the final decision will be made on Friday.

"The baby is likely to be discharged tomorrow. We've informed police also," said Dr Narayana Babu of KMC.

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This is a bizarre medical condition

Like Sewiously

xmen xchildren origin, first was a boy who sees in pitch darkness, naw a marvel's fantastic four baby, blike say dat xmen film nor b fiction o, make me sef discover my gift, b4 dis children start to torment ppl

The mother must have been on a diet of beans ONLY during her pregnancy!

Anyway, that's really weird; if true... poor baby!

weazley: xmen xchildren origin, first was a boy who sees in pitch darkness

Yeah the Chinese kid with bright blue eyes.

human torch of fantastic four

spontaneous human combustion is still under investigation and still remains a mystery.

I know this is completely out of context but the title of this topic just made had a brief recollection of south park. There's an episode titled spontaneous combustion. Totally hilarious.

oh dear