A fully-developed six month-old foetus was found dead near Carter Road in Bandra. Police are investigating whether it was the handiwork of a non-resident
A fully-developed six month-old foetus was found dead near Carter Road in Bandra. Police are investigating whether it was the handiwork of a non-resident
The residents and staff at Rizvi Complex off the plush locality of Bandra's Carter Road were in for a shock whenu00a0 they discovered a six-month-old foetus wrapped in a plastic bag in the compound of their building.
The compound of the Virgo Villa Building at Rizvi Complex in Bandra
where a six month-old foetus was found wrapped in plastic on Saturday.
Recently, there have been a spate of similar disturbing cases including one in November 2010 when a
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| (Top) Watchman Dinesh Dube points to the spot where the foetus was found; (above) foetus wrapped in cellophane |
prematurely delivered dead baby boy was abandoned by its mother in the toilet of Bhabha Hospital. In December the same year, a foetus was found dumped in a dustbin near Maratha Mandir Cinema at Mumbai Central.
The Bandra incident came to light at 9 am on Saturday, when Sanjay, a sweeper who was on his daily duty in the compound of Virgo Villa building in Rizvi Complex, stumbled on a bag. When he checked it, he found a foetus, and immediately called out to the building watchman Dinesh Dube (26) and the building supervisor Ramesh Sharma (38).
Sharma informed the wireless patrolling van at Khar police station. The police reached the spot at 10 am and conducted a preliminary investigation which revealed that the baby had been aborted before being dumped. The foetus was sent to the Bhabha Hospital Mortuary, from where it was taken to Cooper Hospital for a post-mortem at 4 pm.
Ramesh Sharma, the building supervisor, observed that the baby was fully developed. "It is a very cruel act. I
cannot imagine that anyone could do such a thing," he said.
A police officer from Khar police station said a non-resident could be involved. "We can;t say for sure if a resident of the building is involved since the boundary wall is low and anyone would have jumped over to dump the bag inside."
Assistant Police Inspector Navnath Sonavne of Khar Police station said a case has been registered. "When we were informed, we rushed to the spot to start the investigation. We have registered a case under section 318 of the Indian Penal Code against the unknown culprits. Further investigations are on."
