In another shocking case of cruelty and inhumanity, a newborn girl child was rescued from a trash container, swarming with ants after being abandoned by unknown people. The incident was reported from the Hajira area of the city.
Around 10 am on Monday, passersby heard the cries of an infant from a garbage bin near the Jhalkari Girls College at Pitambar Colony in the Hajira area of the city. On noticing the hours old infant girl, they informed the Hajira police. After clearing the ants and other insects the police wrapped the child in a cloth and took her to the District Hospital at Morar. The child has been admitted in the SNCU unit, where its condition is described as critical.
Doctors at the hospital said that the child was born around 6 in the morning and weighed only 1.67 kilograms against the average weight of 3 kilos for a newborn baby. Its lungs too are infected in a bad way and due to breathing problems she has been put on oxygen mask. Premnath Varma, Sub Inspector of the Hajira police station said that a pedestrian, on noticing the infant called up the police around 10 in the morning. He added that the baby is being treated at the Morar District Hospital and is in the protective custody of the Child line, pending further investigation. He also said that the absence of any CCTV cameras in the vicinity from where she was found is making the investigation a bit difficult. Inspector Varma confirmed that the police are hunting for the child’s parents.
According to the latest reports from the hospital sources, the condition of the infant has deteriorated and is now in an extremely critical condition and it has been told that the child is really fighting for its life. The infection has spread to other organs and the child is under constant monitoring of the specialists.