Newborn baby girl found in garbage bin

Udupi: A newborn baby girl was found in a garbage bin near the Koosamma Shambhu Shetty Memorial Haji Abdullah Mother & Child Hospital here on Monday.
Social activist Nithyananda Volakadu said the incident came to light around 10.15am when the civic workers heard the baby crying while clearing the garbage. “They at once reached out to me. The police were informed and the baby was handed to the hospital,” he added. A case has been registered at the Women’s Police Station, he said.
Prabhakar Achar, legal-cum-probation officer, Udupi district child protection unit said the just-born female infant, weighing 1.2kgs, was found semi-wrapped in a plantain leaf. “Post-treatment at NICU, we will hand her over to Sri Krishnanugraha, a government recognised adoption centre at Santhekatte. If the biological parents come forward to take the child, we will hand it over through the Child Welfare Committee after following due procedure. Else, ww will commence the process to facilitate the child’s adoption,” he said
“This is the first such instance that I have come across in my decade long service in Udupi working for child rights,” he added.