Residents of Panjuramma Temple Street of B. Kothakota mandal headquarters in the district became alert on Tuesday to the shrill cries of a baby from nearby bushes, coupled with the barking of stray dogs. After a careful search, they found a newborn female baby.
According to information reaching here, the infant was found abandoned around 9 a.m. of Tuesday. Those who had abandoned he baby in the bushes had not even wrapped it in a cloth. A lactating mother of the locality volunteered to feed the baby, before shifting it to the area hospital.
Residents suspect that the baby could have been abandoned as it was a girl.
The area ICDS officials rushed to the spot and said steps would be initiated for the child's rehabilitation.
