Newborn's Body Found Floating In River At Chhattisgarh Village

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Newborn's Body Found Floating In River At Chhattisgarh Village

The body of the infant believed to be two to four days old was spotted by locals who had gone fishing in the river.

Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur: In a chilling incident, the body of a newborn baby was found floating in the Kewai river at Tarabahara Gram Panchayat in Chhattisgarh's Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district on Sunday.

Divulging details about the incident, Kelhari Police Station In-charge Tikeshwar Yadav said that some villagers had gone fishing in the river on Sunday morning when they spotted the body of the newborn floating in the river. Villagers immediately informed District Panchayat member Anita Singh about the incident after which Singh arrived at the scene and informed th