Newborn hurled to death in Kerala: A premium residential colony in Kochi is in shock
The Hindu
Baby hurled to death in Kerala: Why a premium residential colony in Kochi is in shock
When a small white bundle landed on the centre of a narrow road winding through a posh residential area in the heart of Kochi city in Kerala on May 3 morning, not many saw it. And the few who might have hardly noticed it.
In a city where people think nothing about dumping garbage wrapped in plastic covers at another’s doorstep, this could have even passed off for such an everyday act. Around 8 a.m., the peak hour traffic was also an hour away or so.
Jithin Kumar, 40, a contract driver, who happened to drive through the road around 15 minutes later, however, did take notice. “It was hard to miss since it lay right on the middle of the road,” he says.
He parked his vehicle by the side of the road and walked up towards the bundle. “I initially thought it was a doll. Only when I approached closer did I realise that there was a blood-soaked baby lying there and the cover in which the baby was packed was lying by the side. It was heartbreaking,” Jithin recollects.
Soon, a few more people gathered and an SOS was sent to the emergency response support system number 112. The police rushed to the scene around 8.30 a.m. and launched a primary investigation.
Even as the investigation was progressing, the police had blocked the road on the both sides and put up a tarpaulin tent around the body for conducting an inquest. By that time, a large crowd had assembled in the area.
Shortly, it emerged that the newborn baby boy was flung from one of the apartments nearby. The two-block apartment complex has 21 units and three of them were unoccupied.
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