Baby girl received at Ammathottil

October 14, 2020 08:42 am | Updated 08:42 am IST - Thiruvananthapuram

After a COVID-19-induced gap, the Kerala State Council for Child Welfare at Thycaud here welcomed an infant on Monday evening.

The child was left in the hi-tech electronic cradle ‘Ammathottil.’ Council general secretary Shijukhan J.S. and treasurer R. Raju also reached there on receiving word. The six-day-old girl was taken to Women and Child Hospital, Thycaud, and tested for COVID-19 . The girl was named Jwala in solidarity with the family of the woman who was assaulted and allegedly raped in Hathras, a statement said.

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