Body of newborn with multiple stabbings found near temple in Bhopal

Bhopal: Police said on September 30, that a two-day-old girl was stabbed to death by an unidentified person. The body of the baby was dumped in a temple premises in Bhopal.

According to reports, the body having multiple stab wounds was found wrapped in a shawl in the premises of a temple in Ayodhya Nagar area on Monday.

The police sent the body for postmortem and its report received on Tuesday (September 30) revealed that the child was attacked with a sharp tool multiple times on the stomach and back, Ayodhya Nagar police station in-charge Renu Murab said.

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A murder case has been registered against an unidentified person, the official said, adding that no arrest has been made so far.

The police are trying to gather details from nearby hospitals about the birth of children in the last one week, she said.

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