Dogs rescue newborn from drain in Haryana's Kaithal; CCTV shows mother dumping child

Chandigarh: A disquieting incident has come to light from the Kaithal district of Haryana where efforts are underway in full swing to save the life of a newborn who was rescued from a drain by two dogs. Local police have confirmed that they have stumbled across CCTV footage showing the baby girl's mother throwing her into the drain, wrapped in plastic.

According to footage retrieved by police personnel, the incident took place at around 4 am on Saturday morning when cameras captured a woman walking towards a drain near the Dogra Gate in Kaithal. The woman can be seen throwing the child wrapped in plastic into the drain. Alerted by the sound of the wailing newborn, stray dogs in the area start barking and rush in the direction of the sound. The canines then pulled the child out of the drain. 

Fortunately, bystanders noticed the child and alerted local police immediately. Officers arrived at the spot and rushed the newborn to the Kaithal Civil Hospital where she is currently undergoing medical treatment. The Principal Medical Officer of the hospital told mediapersons that the baby is alive but her condition is serious. He further added that everything is being done to save the child who weighs around 100 grams. 

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Another official with the Civil Hospital said that the child will be handed over to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) once her health is stable. He added that the child will then be handed over to the Panchkula Orphanage following due process.
Meanwhile, police officials have registered a case against the child's mother who can be seen throwing her into a drain in Kaithal. Footage retrieved from CCTV cameras installed in and around the area where the drain is situated is being examined thoroughly to establish the identity of the woman who threw her own newborn into a drain. Once identified, the woman will be charged with relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

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Earlier this week, residents of Dasna area in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh spotted a newborn dumped in a drain under Masuri police station limits. A woman who was on her way to fetch fodder for her cattle noticed the child's body, wrapped in a gunny bag and surrounded by barking stray dogs. The woman wasted no time and took the baby home. However, police officials later took custody of the child and handed him over to the government hospital.