Karnataka: Mother abandons her baby after giving birth in govt school toilet
Athani: In a shocking incident, a woman gave birth to a baby girl and abandoned it in the toilet of a government primary school in Yakkanchi village in Athani Taluk on Saturday evening.
A case has been registered at the Igali police station in this regard and it is suspected that the baby was abandoned because it was a girl child.
The incident came to light when the local residents heard the screams of the baby from the school surrounding. After founding the baby in a flood of blood they immediately informed it to the local police and Asha workers. The infant was rushed to the Athani govt hospital and later shifted to the Belagavi district hospital for further treatment.
According to sources the baby has been kept in the incubator and is said to be out of danger.
Athani CDPO AB. Kamble visited the spot and launched the inspection. Also, information about the mother of the child is being collected from the Asha workers. Meanwhile, a team of police is searching for the mother of the baby girl.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
