Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (JD)
Udupi, Nov 8: Body of a day-old male infant was found in Seetha river here in Kokkarne on Monday November 8.
According to the reports, Prajwath, gram panchayat member of Kokkarne gram panchayat, received phone calls from the locals stating about a dead body found floating in Seetha river on Monday morning.
When inspected, it was found that the body was of a male infant which was just a day old. According to sources, the umbilical cord was also not separated from the infant. The infant has suffered bite injuries from aquatic creatures.
Seetha river (file photo)
It is suspected that some unidentified people, in an attempt to conceal the act, might have dumped the infant into the river.
Brahmavar sub inspector Gurunath B Hadimani and team visited the spot. A case in this regard has been registered at Brahmavar police station.