Pune: Couple abandon baby boy, held

PUNE: A married couple were arrested on Thursday on the charge of abandoning their two-month-old baby boy at a desolate site behind the Khadki church on Tuesday morning.
Police said the couple, a 35-year-old engineer and his wife (30), had started living together a year back after being separated for over three years.
“The couple has an elder son (5), and had started living together again for the child’s sake. During their stay together, the woman gave birth to their second child. However, the husband would often pick up an argument with the woman, stating that the child was not his. Frustrated by the frequent aspersions, the woman gave in to her husband’s demand of abandoning the child,” senior inspector Rajendra Shahane of the Khadki police told TOI.
The officer said the duo admitted to their crime during questioning. “The baby, rescued on Tuesday after some passersby noticed him near the church, was sent to Sassoon General Hospital for medical care. The District Child Welfare Committee will decide further course of legal action,” Shahane added.