And that's only the number of infants rescued, there could be many more going unnoticed
And that's only the number of infants rescued, there could be many more going unnoticed
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In safe hands: A child at Bosco Mane plays with a baby which was abandoned in a gutter in Vijayanagaru00a0u00a0Pic/Ramesh H S |
A baby left in a bag with a feeding bottle and baby clothes was rescued on Wednesday. This is the fourth such case in a month.
"This 15-day-old baby girl was found near a temple in Kengeri in a bag. There were some clothes and a feeding bottle with some milk. Since the child was left behind in the temple, it was not noticed at first. Some ants had bitten the child. The temple authorities then bathed the baby and called the police who, in turn,u00a0 informed us," said Jnanaprakash, child line co-ordinator, Bosco.
Another baby boy was found in a gutter in Vijaynagar last Wednesday. The child was abandoned in a gutter a few hours after birth. People then informed the police, who brought it to Vani Vilas Hospital, he said.
Queue for adoptionLast Friday, a six-month-old baby girl was found in a temple in Mahalakshmi Layout. The child is healthy. It is shocking that the parents have kept the child for six months and then abandoned it. Around 50 people came forward to adopt the child, but we had to ask them to follow the procedure and apply for adoption with the Child Welfare Committee, he said.
In yet another incident last Tuesday, a mother abandoned her new-born baby girl in the Vani Vilas Hospital, soon after delivery. "This child is now in Shishu Mandir. We can't blame the mother alone. Who knows what circumstances she was in? Maybe she wanted to keep the baby, but was forced to abandon it," he said.
Jnanaprakash is also angry that the police don't try to find the parents. "If investigation is done, I'm sure the parents can be traced. Abandonment of babies has been increasing. We know that four babies were abandoned this month,u00a0 because we rescued them. There may be many who are abandoned and not rescued."
