Baghpat, Aug. 17 -- An 11-month-old boy tragically lost his life under suspicious circumstances at a madrasa in Baghpar district of Uttar Pradesh today, police said.

A 15-year-old female student has been detained by the police in connection with the infant's death, which is believed to be an act of retaliation.

The child, adopted by local cleric Maulana Shahzad from a relative in Muzaffarnagar, was reportedly found unconscious this morning inside a bed on the madrasa premises. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

According to the police, the cleric, who runs the madrasa in a portion of his home, used to leave the infant in the care of the madrasa girls at night, as his wife had passed away. On Saturday nig...