Newborn Baby Found Dead With Multiple Stab Wounds, Investigation Underway

In a horrific incident, a newborn baby was found dead Monday with multiple stab wounds near a temple in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Police arrived at the scene in Bhopal's Ayodhya Nagar area and found the body of the two-day-old girl wrapped in a shawl, local media reports said. Officials said the girl was likely delivered at home and then her body was dumped at the scene. The police found multiple stab wounds on the baby's chest and back.

Initially, they suspected the newborn was abandoned next to the temple at night and was injured by an animal, the Times of India reported. However, an autopsy revealed she had been stabbed several times with a hard-blunt object like a small screwdriver.

The police registered a case of murder and causing disappearance of evidence against unidentified accused. They have launched an investigation to find the child's mother and those responsible for the infant's death, Times Now reported.

Police also checked surveillance footage from nearby areas to identify persons who abandoned the newborn girl. Other details about the case remain unclear.

In a similar case, a newborn baby girl was abandoned at a garbage dump in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru earlier this month. The baby was bitten by rodents and she died in a hospital due to the injuries, the Bangalore Mirror reported.

A 36-year-old man who was out on a morning walk was informed about the abandoned baby by a cleaning personnel who was clearing the dumpster. The man rushed the child to a private hospital. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospital staff asked him to clean the baby before admitting her. The baby was later taken back to the hospital after being cleaned up, but succumbed to injuries despite the treatment.