Foetus in AirAisa plane: Delhi police file case

The Delhi Police has registered a case in connection with the recovery of a foetus from a lavatory of an AirAsia plane after it landed here from Guwahati yesterday, said a senior police officer.

A post-mortem was conducted on the foetus today to determine its gestational age, he said.

When an alarm was raised by the cabin crew about the discovery yesterday, a 19-year-old taekwondo player had admitted that she had lost the foetus.

The woman was sent for medical examination, but she refused it.

Police have registered a case under Section 318 of the IPC, which pertains to "concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body" and is punishable with a maximum term of two years and a fine, he added. The case has not been registered against the player, he added.

The woman was supposed to travel to South Korea tomorrow for a tournament and was accompanied by her coach.

The cabin crew was doing a routine check of the lavatories when they found the foetus wrapped in toilet paper.