Pre-mature male child found abandoned

Body of a six-month old “pre-mature” male child was found abandoned at the toilet of Rao Tula Ram Hospital in South West Delhi on Friday.

Police have taken the body into their custody and search for its mother is underway as they said. It is suspected that the mother of the child accidentally gave him birth while using the toilet.

However, police are also investigating whether it was a case of unwanted pregnancy.The incident came to the fore on Friday around 11 am when in the hospital’s emergency ward, a sweeper spotted the head of a newborn stuck in the commode of the toilet.

The sweeper than informed the hospital authorities about the matter, and subsequently police was also told about the matter.

Police have sent the body for post-mortem. Police are also scanning the hospital’s record book whether a pregnant woman had come to the hospital in the last few days.

CCTV footage of the hospital, especially of the emergency ward is being scanned to find out if a pregnant woman entered the toilet. Apart from police, hospital’s administration is also conducting an internal inquiry into the whole matter.