Chandigarh: In a shocking incident in Haryana – infamous for its skewed sex ratio – a newborn girl, wrapped in plastic, was dumped by a woman in a drain near Kaithal town, police said.
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A pack of stray dogs pulled the wailing child out of the drain and started barking. This alerted passers-by who called the police.
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The whole incident was caught in a CCTV installed nearby. The CCTV footage showed the woman throwing the baby and then dogs pulling out the baby girl from the drain. A police official told IANS that the incident occurred around 4am on Thursday. “The child is undergoing treatment at the Civil Hospital,” he added.
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The Principal Medical Officer of the hospital where the child is admitted said the baby weighs less than 1.1kg and her condition is serious at the moment of reporting.
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Meanwhile, police have registered a case against the unknown woman who was seen throwing the baby girl into a drain.
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“We are trying to establish the identity of the woman, who will be charged under relevant sections of the IPC (Indian Penal Code),” the police official added.
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