Baby found lying next to dead mom

PUNE: Two women constables from the Dighi police rescued a one-year-old boy lying quietly next to the body of his mother in their house in Pimpri Chinchwad, on Tuesday.
Police suspect the baby’s mother might have died a couple of days ago. Their neighbours realised she had died when a foul smell started emanating from the house. Fearing Covid, they did not dare to help the boy, who starved for at least two days.
The two women police constables — Sushila Gabhale and Rekha Vaje — took charge of the baby. They fed him milk and biscuits. After the boy regained his senses, he was taken to a hospital. “The boy tested negative for Covid-19. According to the directives of the Child Welfare Committee, we have shifted him to a childcare home,” senior inspector Mohan Shinde of the Dighi police said. “The reason behind the death of the baby’s mother is not known,” she said.