Infant girl found abandoned near temple on Vijayawada outskirts

The baby would be shifted to the government-run Sishu Gruha, says official.
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An infant girl was found abandoned in the bushes near the Saibaba temple at Kandrika village, on Vijayawada outskirts, in the early hours of Tuesday.

WD&CW NTR District Project Director G. Uma Devi said that villagers who found the baby alerted the Women Development and Child Welfare (WD&CW) Department and the Nunna Police.

“The baby was shifted to Old Government General Hospital (GGH) for treatment, and the condition of the baby is stable,” Protection Officer of the District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) Y. Johnson told The Hindu.

“We are trying to verify the CCTV footage near the temple to identify the person who abandoned the baby. The baby would be shifted to the government-run Sishu Gruha,” Ms. Uma Devi said.

Police investigation is on.