The New Indian Express 22.10.2010
Inquiry into foetus found in garbage dump
BANGALORE: Members of the Preconception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Technique (PC&PNDT) committee on Thursday inspected the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Referral Hospital on Siddaiah Road after a foetus was found abandoned in the vicinity.The foetus has been sent for postmortem and results are awaited.
Dr Vasundara, a committee member, said the members inspected the hospital on Thursday, checked all the records and spoke to the gynaecologists, staff nurses and the Group-D employees.
“We suspect illegal abortion but are yet to confirm the number of foetuses dumped outside the compound,” she said.
Avvai, the Sudhama Nagar corporator, said he suspected that the foetus was dumped by the Siddaiah Road Referral Hospital as it was adjacent to the garbage dump ground.
The registers of the hospital have also been seized and it has been warned to maintain records properly.
The foetus was found in a garbage dump on Mavalli Tank Bund Road on Wednesday by some children who noticed it when dogs tried to pull it out of the garbage dump.
An FIR has been registered with Kalasipalya police who arrived at the spot and retrieved the foetus.
Sources said KIMS and Vani Vilas hospitals were also issued memos to provide reports on the number of deliveries and abortions conducted in the last week.
