The body of a newborn baby was found abandoned in Panampilly Nagar area in Kerala's Kochi. According to the police, the body was wrapped in a cover and was thrown from an apartment located in Vidyanagar Road in the city.
Police, who examined the CCTV visuals, found that the cover containing the body fell onto the road from a nearby apartment. People who reached the spot after seeing a cover being thrown onto the road found the body of the newborn and informed the police.
The incident reportedly happened around 8 am on Friday.
Police began an investigation into the incident.
According to a Malayala Manorama report, there are 21 apartments in the area and three of them are vacant. ASHA workers have confirmed that there were no pregnant women in these apartments.
The police are investigating if anyone used these apartments recently.
It is not clear if the baby was thrown onto the road after being killed or died because of the fall.
