Baby girl's body found in Safdarjung hospital dustbin

The body of a new born baby girl was found in a dustbin close to the mortuary at the Safdarjung hospital on Monday morning. The father of the baby, who was later traced by the police, told them that the baby was born dead and as such he threw the body in the dustbin.

According to the police, a call was received at the Safdarjung Enclave police station regarding the body of a child lying inside the dustbin, which is situated behind the mortuary at the hospital.

When the police team reached the location, they spotted the body of a new born baby girl in the dustbin. "The label on the body of the child revealed that it belonged to a woman identified as Nisha (25) and she had delivered a dead baby girl on January 27," said a senior police officer.

The baby was born prematurely and weighed only 1.42 kg. When the police inquired about the incident, the baby's father was identified as Ramdev. He told the police that his wife had given birth to a dead baby girl. After the doctor handed over the dead baby to him, he threw the body in a dustbin near the mortuary as he did not know what to do with it. Further investigations in the case are underway.

Premature baby

The baby was born prematurely and weighed only 1.42 kg. When the police inquired about the incident, the baby’s father said that his wife had given birth to a dead baby girl