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Infant girl abandoned in drain, rescued in Delhi’s Rohini; father held

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New Delhi, May 19 (PTI) A one-and-a-half-month-old infant girl was rescued after her father allegedly abandoned her in a drain in Delhi’s Rohini area, police said on Tuesday, adding that they traced the baby within three hours of complaint being received.

Police said the accused, identified as Sajjan Kumar (20), wasn’t happy with the birth of the girl and decided to desert her. Kumar was then arrested in connection with the case, they said.

According to police, a PCR call regarding the kidnapping of an infant girl was received at Budh Vihar police station on May 17.

The child’s mother told police that her husband had taken away their daughter during the early morning hours and alleged that he was unhappy over the birth of a girl child.

An FIR was registered, and an investigation was launched immediately. During interrogation, Sajjan allegedly disclosed that he had abandoned the infant in a drain in Rithala, police said.

“Police carried out an intensive search operation in and around the drain area and recovered the infant girl within three hours of the report,” a senior police officer said.

The child was immediately sent to Dr BSA Hospital for medical treatment and was later reunited with her mother, police added. PTI SSJ KSI KSI

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