WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A newborn baby has been found abandoned with a stone in his mouth and his lips glued shut to stop him from crying in a distressing scene captured on camera View 3 Images The baby was found in India (Image: NX)

A newborn baby was found abandoned with a stone in his mouth and lips glued shut to prevent him from crying. The helpless infant was discovered amongst a pile of rocks in the Bhilwara district of Rajasthan, India on Tuesday, seemingly left for dead.

Footage reveals the baby lying amidst stones and rubbish as a cattle herder manages to open his mouth, with the child immediately starting to cry once the stone is removed.

The herder, along with other villagers, hurriedly took the boy to the Bijolia Government Hospital for urgent medical care. D

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