Noida: Baby girl, 4 days old, found on road, many want to adopt her as cops look for parents
NOIDA: No one knows how long she lay there. A few might have spotted the pink towel by the roadside but not the tiny frame of the baby its folds hid. It was only when the baby bawled that some people crossing the traffic and noise-free Parthala roundabout on Tuesday evening stopped to check.
They called the police when they realised the baby had been abandoned there.
A girl, she is just four days old. A Dial 112 police response vehicle rescued the baby
A woman constable was part of the team that took her for a checkup to Kailash hospital. Police said they had learnt from doctors who examined the baby that she was healthy and delivery appeared to have taken place at a healthcare facility.
Phase III SHO Amit Singh said police were inquiring at nearby hospitals about deliveries over the last few days to trace the baby’s parents. “Since the child’s delivery has been an institutional delivery, it will not be difficult to know who the parents are. They will be booked under relevant sections of the IPC when traced,” Singh said.
The baby is now at a shelter home in Sector 12 and in the custody of Childline. Information about the baby being found was shared by some on social media, which led to several calls coming to Childline from couples interested in adopting her.
Satya Prakash, manager, FXB-Suraksha-Childline, said he had received as many as 30 calls from couples inquiring about the baby and the adoption process.
“Around 30 couples wanted to know whether they could adopt the child but we had to explain to them the legal procedures involved,” he said. They were told to get themselves registered with Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA). They will then have to go through mandatory verification and a district probation officer will determine if they are fit to adopt,” he said.
Prakash added that most couples are interested in adopting newborns but it can take over a year for the process to be completed because of the queue.
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