Male foetus found dumped in garbage truck in Valpoi

NT NETWORK

Valpoi

A male foetus, around five-month-old, with his umbilical cord intact, was found dumped in a truck carrying garbage in Valpoi.

Police and locals from Valpoi were in a shock over the incident.

The foetus was sent to the GMC for preservation while the police have begun investigation.

Valpoi PI Sagar Ekoskar said, “One sanitary worker of Valpoi Municipal Council while loading the garbage truck parked in the municipal garden noticed a foetus. The concerned in-charge of VMC workers then reported this to the Valpoi police. Police rushed to the spot and conducted the panchanama. The male foetus was then sent to the Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim for preservation, and on Sunday post mortem will be conducted.  Further investigation is in progress.” 

Ekoskar further said that offence has been registered under Section 318 IPC, and police will investigate this case from all angles.

Commenting on this shocking incident, chief officer of Valpoi Municipal Council, Dasharath Gawas said, “This is a very sensitive and touchy issue. It is obvious that someone from Sattari might have dumped this foetus in the truck parked in our premises. I have asked my staff to lodge a complaint with the police in the morning as soon as he noticed it”.

He further said this was an inhuman act. “I will direct all the concerned departments including health and CDPO to help police, if necessary, in the investigation and trace the person behind this incident,” said Gawas who is also the mamlatdar of
Sattari taluka.

Residents said that this issue is a wakeup call to the Valpoi Municipal Council and
the police.

“Civic authorities need to install CCTV cameras at the major locations, including the properties belonging to VMC. I hope VMC will take this incident as a bugle call and install CCTV cameras to prevent any further untoward incidents,”
said a resident.