Foetus found abandoned in washroom of Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi
The police were informed on Sunday by the hospital authorities about a foetus being found in a washroom of the Emergency unit.
![We had even informed the doctor several times about the lady in pain but it all went in vain. After a long wait when the woman went to the washroom, she did not notice that she lost her foetus there, the relative added.(Photo: Representational | ANI) We had even informed the doctor several times about the lady in pain but it all went in vain. After a long wait when the woman went to the washroom, she did not notice that she lost her foetus there, the relative added.(Photo: Representational | ANI)](https://s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/images.asianage.com/images/aa-Cover-e4ial9h2pdsb3fqd2coq84suv2-20180421085500.Medi.jpeg)
The foetus was sent for postmortem to ascertain its gestational age, officials said. (Photo: Representational | ANI)
New Delhi: A foetus was found abandoned in a washroom in Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, the police said on Monday.
The police were informed on Sunday by the hospital authorities about a foetus being found in a washroom of the Emergency unit. The foetus was sent for postmortem to ascertain its gestational age, officials said.
A case was registered under Section 318 of the IPC, which pertains to concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body and is punishable with a maximum jail term of two years and a fine, they added.
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