Infant mauled to death by canines; officials try to trace mother
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The police and Women Development and Child Welfare (WD&CW) try to trace a mother, who delivered a new child within the bushes and deserted the feminine child in Unagatla village in West Godavari district.
The toddler was mauled to death by avenue canines few days in the past. Villagers noticed the canines carrying the newborn and operating away. When the locals chased, the canines escaped, leaving the newborn.
“We alerted the WD&CW, Police, Village Revenue Officer (VRO) and the Gram Secretariat staff who rushed to the spot and observed that the baby was dead. Police shifted the body to the government hospital for post-mortem,” mentioned Unagtla lady safety secretary Achanta Gayatri on Thursday.
Anganwadi trainer I. Santha Kumari, home assist M. Susheela and VRO B. Bhagya Lakshmi enquired concerning the incident with the villagers, who feigned ignorance.
Doctors noticed that no accidents had been discovered on the physique of the new child child, besides the bites of the canine. The autopsy report is awaited, mentioned Samisragudem Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) M. Asha Rohini.
“A shop owner, P. Hanumantha Rao noticed the dog trotting near Unagatla centre, with the infant in its mouth, and screamed for help. The shocked residents raised an alarm and the dog fled leaving the baby. We don’t know whether the infant was alive or dead when the dog caught the baby,” the CDPO mentioned.
West Godavari district WD&CW Project Director (PD) K. Vijaya Kumari mentioned the Anganwadi and the Gram Secretariat employees instantly performed door-to-door go to and verified the presence of pregnant ladies within the village.
“We are also enquiring whether any pregnant woman visited the village in the recent past. Instructions have been given to enquire the auto drivers in Unagatla and the nearby villages to trace the mother,” the PD mentioned.
Superintendent of Police K. Narayana Naik mentioned a case below Section 174 CrPc (Suspicious Death) has been registered on the death of the toddler, and investigation is below progress.