Chennai: A newborn female baby was found abandoned with her umbilical cord still attached on a roadside in Neelankarai on Wednesday morning. Police rescued the baby and admitted her to the Government Children’s Hospital in Egmore.Police said residents on morning walk along Fourth Main Road in Kapaleeswarar Nagar heard a baby crying from the roadside. On checking, they found the newborn lying unattended and immediately alerted Neelankarai police. A police team rushed to the spot, rescued the baby and took her to a nearby private hospital, where she was given first-aid.The baby was subsequently handed over to the Child Welfare Committee was informed.Following this, police shifted the newborn to the Government Children’s Hospital in Egmore, where she is under medical observation. Neelankarai police are examining CCTV footage from nearby streets to establish who left the newborn at the spot and the circumstances surrounding the incident.
