Mangalore: Newborn Boy Found Abandoned near Railway Track

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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore

Mangalore, Dec 7: A newborn boy was found near the railway track at Central railway station here on Friday December 7.

The baby is said to have been abandoned by a passenger of the Mangalore-Nagercoil 4.45 am Parashuram Express.

The incident came to light when a parcel delivery man heard the baby wail and spotted it near the track.

The baby has been shifted to Lady Goschen hospital.

Speaking to Daijiworld, Dr Ramesh Kavari who examined the infant said that the baby was born this morning. "It is a premature baby of 34 weeks, weighing 1.8 kg. The baby was brought to the hospital in a critical state by the railway police, but now its condition is stable," he said, adding that the baby was blue and cold when he was brought.

He also revealed that there was a bruise on the baby's back near the spinal cord. The baby would be kept under observation for two weeks.

Railway officials told Daijiworld that the baby was delivered in the railway toilet after which it fell on to the track. There is no clue as to its mother, and no one has contacted the railway officials to claim the baby.