The ghats of Ganga witnessed a baby floating inside a wooden box in the river today in Uttar Pradesh. Spotted by a local boatman, the newborn infant was later taken to an orphanage by the police.
The incident came to light after Gullu Chhaudhary, the boatman, noticed the box floating in river Ganga along the Dadri Ghat in Ghazipur after the baby’s cries caught his attention. Believing it to be the blessing of God, he took the baby home.
The 21-days old baby girl was found wrapped in a red transparent cloth, enclosed in a wooden box that adorned pictures of Gods and Goddesses along with her birth chart. The boatman, who also works as a priest, said that it also contained the horoscope details of the infant.
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Though he took her to his home with the intention of adopting the baby, the police reached the place and shifted her to Asha Jyoti Kendra orphanage after the locals alerted the Ghazipur Police station that caters to the area surrounding Dadri Ghat.
The police haven’t yet disclosed who the baby will be given for adoption. Preliminary checkup by doctors in the district hospital showed the girl as completely healthy. She will undergo another medical examination as meanwhile, the child’s parents will be tracked down, a police official said.
As per the birth chart, the girl was named “Ganga” and her story has garnered the attention of many locals who are gathering in large numbers near the area where she was found.
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The police said that they believe there were preparations made in advance for the floating scene of the baby as the wooden box was brand new.
Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath praised the boatman Chhaudhary for his good deeds and added that the government will provide aid to assist in the upbringing of the girl.
Roughly translated from Hindi, his tweet said, “As a token of gratitude, he will be benefited by all eligible government schemes. The UP government will make arrangements for the upbringing of the child.”
