Infant's Body Recovered from Drain in Thane

A baby boy, estimated to be three to four months old, was found dead in a drain in Thane, Maharashtra. A passerby alerted police, who took the infant to the hospital, where he was declared dead. Police have filed a case of child abandonment against unknown persons and are investigating.

The body of a three-four months old boy has been found in a drain in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said on Wednesday.

A passer-by spotted the child lying in the drain at Vitawa in Kalwa area on Monday night.

After being alerted, police rushed to the spot and took the infant to a local hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, the official from Kalwa police station said.

The police have registered a case under Indian Penal Code section 317 (exposure and abandonment of child under 12 years by parent or caretaker) against unidentified persons and are conducting a probe into it, he said.