Aborted female fetus found in Ahmedabad

AHMEDABAD: A security guard deployed on riverfront under the Dadhichi Bridge on Saturday found a female fetus of around six months floating on the river Sabarmati.

Sabarmati riverfront (east) police registered a case of abandoning the infant leading to death against an unknown person and began an

investigation

.

Inspector Niraj Patel of Sabarmati riverfront (east) police said that the fetus might have been dumped into a drain and it was carried by water to the river.

He said that the cops have taken

DNA

sample from the fetus and have begun an investigation.

Police suspect that the fetus might have been aborted because it was a girl child.

Cops took swift action in the case as they were told that a dead infant girl was found in the river and initially police suspected she might be the girl who was abducted from the Sola Civil on August 2.

On July 23, police personnel had found a newborn girl submerged in Sabarmati river.

At that time, Sabarmati riverfront (west) police had registered a case of abandoning the baby leading to her death against unknown person and began an investigation. As of now, no accuses has been caught in the murder of the infant girl.