Saturday, September 29, 2012

Sep 29, 2012: Two-day-old girl child found abandoned

TNN | Sep 29, 2012, 02.33AM IST
JAIPUR: A two-day-old girl child, found abandoned behind Kanodia Girls' College on Wednesday, once again brought to fore rampant discrimination against girl children in the state. 

It is the third such case in the last few months. In July, an infant girl was dumped in Zanana hospital while another was abandoned near Jagatpura railway station. 

Some passersby informed the police around 4pm on Wednesday saying they heard the cries of an infant. The girl is now undergoing treatment at JK Lon hospital. The doctors claimed that she was out of danger. 

After getting information, the police rushed to the Kishore Pareek Marg behind Kanodia Girls' College where the girl was found ling in a bag, which also contained some clothes. According to the police, the girl seemed to be from some well-to-do family. The police registered an FIR against unidentified persons and are investigating the matter. Incharge of Gandhi Nagar police station Rajesh Malik said: "We will check records of all the nearby hospitals to find clues about persons involved in the crime." 

The police handed over the baby to Shishu Palna Grah, from where the officials took her to JK Lon hospital. 

JK Lon hospital superintendent Dr SD Sharma said, "The girl weighed 2.7kg and she was brought to the hospital around 5.45pm two days ago. She is healthy and but we will keep her in observation for one or two days." 
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