A newborn baby was found abandoned in a bucket near a dustbin in east Delhi’s Radhu Palace on Friday.
According to Pankaj Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), east district, the baby boy was spotted at around 2 pm on Friday by a sanitation worker who informed Police Control Room (PCR) regarding the abandoned baby lying in a bucket at Radhu Palace near V3S Mall in Preet Vihar area.
“A team rushed to the spot and the baby was immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where the condition of the newborn is stated to be stable,” said the DCP.
“A case was registered in this connection and the matter was being probed. Police team is also looking for the baby’s parents in adjoining areas. We are also scanning CCTV footage in the area to identify the person who left the baby here,” said the DCP.
“The police team is also scanning through missing complaints related to babies that have been registered in various Police Stations. It is also being probed if the child was abandoned by an unwed mother. Hospital records are being checked for details of missing babies,” the DCP added.