Newborn baby girl is found abandoned covered in ants

A newborn baby girl has been rescued from a bin where she was found dumped in a plastic bag, covered in ants.

Police in Bhopal in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh believe she may have been abandoned by her parents because she was not a boy.




She was found by a passer-by who heard cries from inside the rubbish container, and found the severely underweight baby abandoned.Dheeraj Rathore, who runs a tea stall, heard the baby cry in the early hours of Saturday.

Dheeraj said: 'I was passing through the bin when I heard the cries of a baby.'I was was shocked to see an infant's head sticking out of a red polybag in a garbage vat among the bushes.
'Ants were all over her head and body.

Rathore called for help from two friends, and together they and his two friends cleared the insects from the infant's body, wrapped her in a cloth and took her to a nearby hospital.




Medical staff say the child's condition is critical, and she weighs just 3.5lbs. The normal weight for a baby carried to term is between 5.5lbs and 8.8lbs.

When she was brought to the hospital, she also has several bruises and marks on her body which could indicate physical abuse.

Police have registered a case and are looking for the parents.



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