Police say impoverished couple, who already had three daughters, opted to get rid of infant rather than face additional financial strain
At Shatabdi Hospital, the baby girl is now stable. Pic/Ritika Gondhalekar
The Dahisar police have traced the parents of the newborn baby girl who was found abandoned in the Ashokvan nullah on October 27. The infant was rescued by officers of Dahisar police station and rushed to Shatabdi Hospital in Kandivli.
While hospital authorities stated that the baby's condition is stable and would be discharged soon, the next step in the case remains uncertain — whether the infant will be handed back to her parents or placed in the care of a child welfare home is yet to be decided. “We will inform the police about the stable condition of the child and will hand over the baby to whoever the police ask us to hand her over to,” said a senior official from Shatabdi Hospital.
Police officials, along with hospital authorities and the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), are currently in discussion to determine what would be in the best interest of the baby.
“The couple already has three daughters. They come from an impoverished background. The mother works as a domestic help, and her husband as a daily-wage worker. And so, we are discussing what should be done once the baby is discharged,” said a senior officer of Dahisar police station.
According to police sources, the infant’s parents — a couple residing in a slum settlement behind the nullah — have confessed to abandoning the newborn due to severe financial distress and societal pressure. “They told us that they were struggling to make ends meet and feared the financial burden of raising a fourth child,” said the police officer.
The police have not registered a case yet and are still discussing whether to arrest both parents or just one of them. The identity of the parents has not been revealed, as the police continue to handle the matter with sensitivity.
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