Dead Foetus Found Floating in Sabarmati River at foetus, Police Launch Probe
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An unidentified foetus, estimated to be between two and four months old, was found floating in the Sabarmati River near Ahmedabad’s Riverfront on Sunday evening, prompting a police investigation and renewed questions over surveillance in one of the city’s busiest public spaces.
The Riverfront West police have registered a case against an unidentified woman for allegedly abandoning the foetus in the river, with investigators suspecting it was done to conceal the birth.
Woman alerted police after spotting body
The incident came to light on August 10 at around 6.28 pm, when the police control room received a call from a woman identified as Naziyabanu Mohammad Saif. She reported that what appeared to be a child’s body was floating in the Sabarmati near the Cama Hotel, below Nehru Bridge.
A team from the Riverfront West police station, along with fire brigade personnel, reached the spot immediately.
Fire brigade retrieved the foetus
The foetus was found floating in the Sabarmati near the walkway below Sardar Bridge on the eastern side of the Riverfront.
Fire brigade personnel retrieved the body from the river. Police said the deceased was an unidentified foetus estimated to be between two and four months old, and its sex could not be determined.
Police suspect abandonment to conceal birth
Based on preliminary findings, investigators suspect that an unidentified woman abandoned the foetus in the flowing waters of the Sabarmati before 6.28 pm on August 10, allegedly with the intention of concealing the birth.
The Riverfront West police have registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against the unidentified woman and initiated an investigation.
CCTV gaps emerge as a key challenge
The case has also raised concerns about the security and surveillance system at the Sabarmati Riverfront.
Police are examining available evidence, but investigators face a significant challenge because several stretches of the Riverfront do not have adequate CCTV coverage. Officials said that identifying the woman who allegedly abandoned the foetus may be difficult, and the lack of surveillance infrastructure has complicated investigations in several previous cases as well.
Further investigation is under way to establish the circumstances surrounding the death and identify the woman allegedly involved in the case.
