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Body of newborn girl found at Juhu beach

PTI
Published : Dec 28, 2016, 6:39 pm IST
Updated : Dec 28, 2016, 6:39 pm IST

The body was not decomposed, hence, police suspect it might have been dumped a few hours before it was found.

Body of an infant girl was found at Juhu beach in Mumbai, a senior police official said on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP/Representational)
 Body of an infant girl was found at Juhu beach in Mumbai, a senior police official said on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Mumbai: Body of an infant girl was found at Juhu beach in Mumbai, a senior police official said on Wednesday.

The body of the new-born was found at the beach around 11:30 pm. As per preliminary investigation the baby was about 15-days-old, police said.

The matter came to light when a person spotted the body and brought it to the notice of police, they said.

The body was not decomposed, hence, police suspect it might have been dumped a few hours before it was found.

A case under section 317 (exposure and abandonment of child under 12-years, by parent or person having care of it), has been registered against unidentified person, the official said.

The body has been sent for post-mortem and police are probing if the mother had dumped the new-born.

Tags: juhu beach, newborn girl, dead body
Location: India, Maharashtra, Mumbai (Bombay)