Nabarangpur, June 20: The body of a newborn baby was found on the premises of Nabarangpur District Headquarters Hospital in Odisha this morning.
As per reports, the hospital authorities spotted the newborn’s body near the ticket counter of the hospital and later alerted the police.
Upon getting the information, police arrived at the spot and seized the body. Subsequently, it was sent for post-mortem.
Though anything regarding the identity of the child and the reason behind its death is yet to be ascertained, it is suspected that some miscreants might have dumped the newborn’s body late last night.
An investigation has been initiated into the matter to ascertain the whereabouts of the miscreants who abandoned the body inside the hospital and other details, said the police.