Vadodara: Body of newborn found in drain, investigation on

Later, the local residents also informed the Kapurai police station. The police have registered a case against unidentified persons and have launched a search to track down the parents of the newborn.

Even though the VMC officials called the 108 ambulance service, the newborn was declared dead.

The body was later handed over to Kapurai police station and sent for post-mortem examination, said police.

An official from the Kapurai police station, on the condition of anonymity, said that the drainage chamber is located in a thickly populated area near a gas cylinder godown and tracking down the accused could be “difficult”.

The official added, “We have started scanning the CCTV footage from around the drainage chamber to see if we can trace someone coming into the area with a newborn child. We are hopeful we will track down the culprits at the earliest.”