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Police Hunt Woman Who Abandoned 15-Day-Old Infant on Navi Mumbai Local Train

Vashi Railway Police have the infant under medical observation at Vashi Hospital, launched a public appeal for information, with a suspect identified from CCTV footage.

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Overview

  • A woman traveling on the CSMT–Panvel local train entrusted her 15-day-old infant to fellow passengers at Seawoods station before leaving the train
  • The baby boy was admitted to the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation Hospital in Vashi for medical evaluation and is under observation
  • Vashi Railway Police filed charges under Section 93 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for abandoning a child under 12 years
  • Analysis of CCTV footage shows the suspect alighting at Khandeshwar station and her image has been circulated in a public appeal
  • Once discharged, the infant will be placed under the care of the Child Welfare Committee while investigations continue