Newborn baby found in garbage bin in Vile Parle

Newborn baby found abandoned in garbage bin in Vile Parle West, Mumbai. Police launch manhunt for parents. Baby girl just 1/2 days old. Cause of death report awaited.

MUMBAI: The police on Wednesday evening found the body of a newborn baby abandoned in a garbage bin in Vile Parle West. The police have booked the parents under section xxxxx and launched a manhunt for them.

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According to the Juhu Police, the newborn girl is just 1/2 days old and was found in the bin by the residents of Nehru Nagar, after which they alerted the police.

The police have sent the body of the girl for a postmortem at Cooper Hospital. “The cause of death report is awaited,” said a police officer from Juhu police station.

The Juhu police are checking all the hospital records of children delivered in the last 2-3 days and tracking her parents.