Body of a newborn male child wrapped in a cloth was found lying in a dustbin at Kajheri here. No injury mark was found on the body of the infant, said police on Thursday.
The infant was discovered lying in a dustbin near the Transit camp at Kajheri by a man who was walking his dog in the wee hours of Wednesday. He alerted the local residents and informed the local police.
A police team, which was sent to the spot, rushed the baby to the hospital at Sector-32, where the doctors on duty declared him brought dead.Sources in the police said that the infant is a premature baby and he may have been thrown in the dustbin immediately after birth. The child was wrapped in a cloth, however it was not clear whether the infant was a stillborn or died after he was abandoned.Meanwhile, the body has been sent for postmortem. The cause of death will be known only after the postmortem report comes, said police.
“We have questioned residents of the nearby areas but found no clue about the accused who abandoned the child inside the dustbin. However, we have obtained the footage of the Closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras and are trying to trace the accused person who left the baby,” said Desraj Singh of UT police.A case against the unknown person has been registered by the police and further investigations are under progress, added the official.