A farmer in India is reported to have set a new record as the world's oldest dad - at 96.

Ramjit Raghav and his 52-year-old wife Shakuntala Devi, who live in Haryana, welcomed baby Ranjeet earlier this month. The healthy baby boy was born on Oct. 5,  The Times of India said.

Raghav had set the previous record when he had his first son when he was 94. He says his healthy sex drive is all natural.

"I didn't take any performance enhancers ... I just prayed to go to complete my family, either a boy or a girl," the nonagenarian said in an interview posted online.

Raghav's age is recorded in the Haryana government's social welfare department as 96 years old, the Times reported.

Raghav told The Times of India that he remained a bachelor and was celibate throughout most of his life until he met Shakuntala 10 years ago .He has been a teetotaler and strict vegetarian his entire life.

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