The baby girl, who was born on Friday morning, was rescued by locals just two hours after she was abandoned by her mother in the jungle. According to police, Rikta dumped her newborn in the jungle near their house just hours after giving birth because it was a girl child. He later handed over the child to Narayanganj Bandar police. “After locating the parents of the rescued child, Rikta confessed to dumping the newborn in a nearby jungle,” Sub-Inspector Md Ziaur Rahman said. Talking to Dhaka Tribune, Narayanganj Bandar police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Fakhruddin Bhuiyan said an investigation is being conducted to find out the real reason for the woman’s actions.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 21, 2020 08:17 UTC