Bodies of 14 newborns found at vacant plot in South Kolkata, probe begins
New Delhi: Bodies of as many as 14 newborns were recovered at a vacant plot in south Kolkata on Monday, said police. An investigation has been initiated by Kolkata Police.
The bodies were found in various stages of decomposition during a cleaning programme on Sunday. They were wrapped in plastic bags in a vacant land in Haridebpur area.
The grassy land on Raja Rammohan Roy Sarani falls under the Haridebpur Police station area. The bodies were first spotted by labourers who were cleaning the place, a senior officer of Kolkata Police said.
"Some abortion racket operating nearby could be behind it," he said.
Some of the bodies appeared to be in a semi-decomposed state, while a few were fully decomposed, the officer said.
"We have no clue where from they (the bodies) have come. Going by circumstantial evidence, it seems that they were dumped there as the land was lying abandoned," the officer said.
City Mayor Sovan Chatterjee and Commissioner of Police Rajeev Kumar have reached the spot on receiving information.
(With inputs from agencies)
Courtesy: zeenews.india.com
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Put petty politics aside; it's not about one party, but India: Rahul on TMC's loss in polls
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed the BJP's victory in Bengal and Assam assembly polls a "theft" of the mandate, and a big step forward in the saffron party's mission to "destroy" Indian democracy.
Gandhi also came out in support of the TMC, which has been trounced by the BJP in the polls, and urged those gloating over the loss of Mamata Banerjee's party to put petty politics aside.
"Some in the Congress, and others, are gloating about TMC's loss.They need to understand this clearly - the theft of Assam and Bengal's mandate is a big step forward by the BJP in its mission to destroy Indian democracy," Gandhi said in a post on X.
"Put petty politics aside. This is not about one party or another. This is about India," he said in his post.
The BJP ousted Trinamool Congress from power in Bengal and captured power for the third time in a row in Assam in results of assembly polls declared on Monday.
