Malpe: Mother of newborn found dead in toilet identified by police; legal action to be taken: SP
Udupi: Superintendent of Police Dr. K Arun has said that police have identified the mother of the newborn child whose corpse was found in a toilet in Malpe and that legal action will be taken against the woman.
The senior officer said that the corpse was found in the toilet at a building near the Jamia Masjid at Malpe Junction on Monday, April 14. In addition, blood stains were seen on the walls of the toilet. Malpe Police had booked a case in the matter based on a complaint filed by the Masjid board.
The team that investigated the matter has now identified the mother as Afreena, a local resident, the officer added.
The woman has told the police that she has one child. Although she opted for an abortion when she was around seven months into pregnancy for her second child, she failed to get medical help to do so. She then tried to abort the child herself and, suffering from intense pain in the stomach, she delivered her second child in the toilet near the mosque. The woman has stated further that she abandoned the newborn child there and left, the SP said.
The woman is currently under treatment in a hospital but will face the law once she is discharged, Dr. Arun added.
The Police Superintendent has said that audio clips are being shared on social media, allegedly stating that the child belongs to other people. Social media users are asked not to spread false information in this manner, he said and warned that legal action will also be taken people who provide such false information.
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7 held for running fake call centre in South Kolkata
Kolkata (PTI): Seven people were arrested from the Parnashree area in the southern part of the city for allegedly running a fake call centre, a police officer said on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, police raided a house on Netaji Subhas Road on Friday night and found the fake call centre operating from the ground floor, he said.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused had set up a bogus company using forged documents and posed as employees of an antivirus firm to call citizens in the US, the officer said.
"The callers would gain the trust of victims and then use remote access to take control of their phones or other digital devices. The accused allegedly siphoned off large sums of money, running into millions of dollars, from victims' accounts," he said.
Five laptops, two WiFi routers, six mobile phones and four headsets were seized from the accused, he said, adding that the seven are being questioned to ascertain the full extent of the racket and to identify others involved.
