A new born baby girl who had been left near NH 143 at Birmitrapur-Kuanrmunda road was rescued by Sundargarh police on Wednesday night. The police took her to a local health centre from where she was referred to the Rourkela Government Hospital for further check- up and care. The health condition of the baby was reported to be stable.
Sources said, at around 7 pm, one Titu Kaibart and his friend were going in a bike on Birmitrapur-Kuanrmuda road on NH 143 when they heard a child crying near the road side at Dhanubagan. They went near and found a baby girl wrapped in a towel. Soon, they informed the Kuanrmunda police station.
Police said a resident of Kuanrmunda area was very keen to adopt the baby girl. Kuanrmunda outpost ASI Srinath Rout said after discharge of the baby from hospital, her fate would be decided.