TNN | May 2, 2012, 02.10AM IST
JAIPUR: An infant girl was found abandoned in the Mahatma Gandhi hospital park in Bhilwara. Unlike other cases where such girls are given to orphanage in the absence of their parents, many couples in the town have approached the child and welfare department to adopt the baby who is two-day old.
On late Monday night, some people in the park heard the sound of a baby crying nearby. After looking around, they found an infant girl lying on a bench. Shocked at the plight of the girl, some women there immediately took the girl in their possession and informed the Bheemganj police station. Later, a team of police gave the girl to the people associated in the child welfare.
Despite the fact that police were yet to trace down her actual parents, many couples have shown interest for adopting the baby girl.
"How cruel would be her parents to drop her on the bench in the middle of night. The girl is hale and hearty and it appears that she was born at home, not at any maternity hospital," said Dr Suneeta Trivedi, chairperson, Child Welfare Committee, Bhilwara, on Tuesday.
Trivedi said that though police was doing the job of tracking down the parents, there are many childless couples, who have approached her to adopt the girl. "Our first priority is to ensure that the baby remains in good health. Since she is just two-day old, she has been kept at intensive care unit of the Mahatma Gandhi hospital. After a fortnight we will look at the applications to find suitable parents for the girl," she added.
At least 12 couples have approached the child welfare committee to adopt the baby.
"We have got nearly 12 such applications from childless parents and even single mothers have approached us to take the girl home. After a fortnight, we will definitely give the girl to a couple by completing legal formalities. That would be done only when her parents would not be found," Trivedi added.
Apart from these applications, many people are coming to the Mahatma Gandhi hospital to find out if they can do anything for the baby girl.
Police said that since the girl was not born at any maternity hospital they looking for leads if any woman's delivery was conducted at home itself.
Link: Another infant girl found abandoned in a park
On late Monday night, some people in the park heard the sound of a baby crying nearby. After looking around, they found an infant girl lying on a bench. Shocked at the plight of the girl, some women there immediately took the girl in their possession and informed the Bheemganj police station. Later, a team of police gave the girl to the people associated in the child welfare.
Despite the fact that police were yet to trace down her actual parents, many couples have shown interest for adopting the baby girl.
"How cruel would be her parents to drop her on the bench in the middle of night. The girl is hale and hearty and it appears that she was born at home, not at any maternity hospital," said Dr Suneeta Trivedi, chairperson, Child Welfare Committee, Bhilwara, on Tuesday.
Trivedi said that though police was doing the job of tracking down the parents, there are many childless couples, who have approached her to adopt the girl. "Our first priority is to ensure that the baby remains in good health. Since she is just two-day old, she has been kept at intensive care unit of the Mahatma Gandhi hospital. After a fortnight we will look at the applications to find suitable parents for the girl," she added.
At least 12 couples have approached the child welfare committee to adopt the baby.
"We have got nearly 12 such applications from childless parents and even single mothers have approached us to take the girl home. After a fortnight, we will definitely give the girl to a couple by completing legal formalities. That would be done only when her parents would not be found," Trivedi added.
Apart from these applications, many people are coming to the Mahatma Gandhi hospital to find out if they can do anything for the baby girl.
Police said that since the girl was not born at any maternity hospital they looking for leads if any woman's delivery was conducted at home itself.
Link: Another infant girl found abandoned in a park
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