Abandoned newborn saved by cop dies following infection

Team Udayavani, Jun 18, 2018, 4:18 PM IST

Bengaluru: The infant who was saved by cops after being left abandoned near a house under construction passed away following brain infection. 

The infant was saved by the Electronics City police after a shopkeeper informed them about the infant stuffed in a plastic bag and left under a shrub in Celebrity Layout, Doddathoguru. Police constable Archana, of the Electronic City police headquarters and also a mother of three-month old child had breast fed the infant when it was conveyed to her station. Later the infant was moved to Shishu Mandir on Hosur Road. 

After a day, the infant built up some health issues and was admitted to a hospital. The director of the hospital Asha Benakappa affirmed the death of the child. “The infant’s brain was harmed when it was brought here and it died on June 7 following brain infection.” 

Constable Archana too was in tears hearing the news of death of the infant whom she had breast fed. “When the child was brought to the station, it had wounds on the head. We didn’t realize that it would claim its life,” she said.