| Baby abandoned on train by Mafia on 29 April, 2013 - 12:00 AM | ||
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 Mafia | Baby abandoned on train on 29 April, 2013 - 12:00 AM | |
On Friday morning, Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel found a baby boy, believed to be about one month old, abandoned on a train.According to RPF, passengers of the S7 coach of Dadar Express, which had just commenced its journey from Chennai Egmore at 6.50 a.m., spotted the baby lying on a berth. “There was no one next to it,” said an RPF officer.The passengers informed the ticket collector, who passed on the information to station authorities.RPF personnel stopped the train at Beach station and rescued the baby.“We almost never find newborn infants abandoned. A few women RPF personnel fed the baby, as it appeared hungry,” said the officer.The RPF sent the infant to Don Bosco Anbu Illam, a non-governmental organisation.Steps are being taken to trace the parents with the help of CCTV cameras at various stations, the officer said.“No one has claimed the infant as yet. We do not know if it was abandoned or abducted and then left,” said the officer. | ||