Kasargod: Newborn Boy Found Abandoned Near Dargah
Stephan Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod
Kasargod, Sep 11: A newborn baby boy was found abandoned near a dargah here on the evening of Monday September 10.
The baby was found near Sufibava dargah at Panjigudde, Mogral Puttur on national highway.
The incident came to light on Monday evening at around 7.30 pm.
On hearing cries of the baby, people who had arrived at the dargah to pray looked for it and found it wrapped in a white cloth.
The locals immediately informed the police who arrived at the spot and shifted the baby to the Kasargod general hospital.
It is suspected that the baby may have been abandoned a few hours after the delivery.
Dr B Narayan Naik, paediatric surgeon, examined the baby. The doctor confirmed that the baby weighed about 2.75 kgs.
Investigations are on to find out the whereabouts of the parents of the baby and how it came to be abandoned.