An infant’s body was discovered in a garbage dump at Jambagh in Attapur. Local residents who saw the body reported it to the Rajendranagar police, which took the body to the Osmania General Hospital for autopsy. A case has been filed and an investigation is underway.
In an attempt to track down the infant’s parents, police are verifying the records of recent births that were registered at nearby hospitals and nursing homes.
In another recent case, an abandoned infant baby boy was found near Niloufer Hospital in Nampally, police said on Monday.
The infant, believed to be about three days old, was found in a plastic bag in a parked autorickshaw.
As soon as the child was seen in the vehicle, local residents alerted Nampally police, who transported him to the Niloufer Hospital, where he is currently being treated. Authorities have opened an investigation into the case.
Due to the newborn’s ill health, police believe that he was abandoned by his parents. They are checking records of recent births registered at nearby hospitals and nursing homes in an attempt to identify the parents.
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Family vandalise PHC and attack staff after newborn dies
The relatives of a woman who gave birth alleged that staff negligence caused her newborn’s death and attacked PHC staff in SR Nagar, ransacking the premises.
Against the accused, a case was registered under section 332 of the Indian Penal Code (causing hurt voluntarily in order to prevent a public servant from performing their duty). In addition, relevant sections of the Telangana Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage to Property) Act were also registered.
During the delivery, the baby had complications and was placed under ventilation. Monitoring the issue, the doctor recommended that he be transferred to Niloufer Hospital.
It was found that the baby had died during the shift. Accusing the PHC staff of negligence, the relatives of the woman who gave birth assaulted the PHC staff, the police found. Investigations are ongoing.
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