Alappuzha: It is reported that a newborn baby was killed and buried in Kunumma Takazi, Alappuzha. A woman from Cherthala Poochakkal killed her baby by her male friend and another person. In the incident, two people from Takazi were taken into police custody.
The woman is unmarried. On the 8th of this month, the woman sought treatment at a private hospital in Kochi. They give birth to the baby on the seventh day. Later, the woman comes for treatment saying that it is physical discomfort. They initially said that when the hospital authorities searched the baby, she handed it over to the mother’s cradle. She later gave contradictory statements that she was handed over to her relatives and that she was at home. Suspicious hospital authorities informed Poochakal police. There were contradictions even when the police came and took the statement.
More information about the baby is obtained in the detailed investigation conducted later. At the same time, the police are yet to confirm whether the baby was killed by them or the baby died during childbirth. The woman handed over the baby’s body to her boyfriend, a resident of Takazi. Police say that she went with another friend and hid the body in Takazi Kunmmal. The police said that the dug-up area has been cleared. The police have also taken the woman’s statement. The police have started a detailed investigation into the incident.
