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Half eaten, decomposed body of infant found in drainage

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Press Trust of India Udhagamandalam (TN)
A decomposed and half-eaten body of a newborn baby girl was today recovered from a drainage at Kanthal in this tourist town, police said.

A resident of Kanthal noticed a dog carrying a severed arm and immediately informed neighbours and also police.

Police personnel, who searched the area, found the half-eaten child's body, wrapped in a towel, in the drainage and sent it to the Government Hospital here, police said.

In appearance, the baby was just two or three days old. Further investigations were on, they said.

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First Published: Oct 17 2015 | 8:42 PM IST

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