Mumbai:
A 7-month old girl was found at the doorstep of a church in Mumbai.
"We don't know whose child it is, but we found her outside the church gate. We have informed the Santacruz police about it," said a church staff.
The church is taking care of the child for now, but she will soon be sent to Mankhurd Children's Home.
"We will inquire in the area and print the girl's picture in newspapers. We hope to find out who the child belongs to. But if after four months we can't trace the parents, we will send the girl for adoption," said a police official with Santacruz police station.
Under section 317 of the IPC, abandoning a child below 12 years of age by parents or a caretaker is a criminal offence attracting a maximum jail-term of seven years.
"We don't know whose child it is, but we found her outside the church gate. We have informed the Santacruz police about it," said a church staff.
The church is taking care of the child for now, but she will soon be sent to Mankhurd Children's Home.
"We will inquire in the area and print the girl's picture in newspapers. We hope to find out who the child belongs to. But if after four months we can't trace the parents, we will send the girl for adoption," said a police official with Santacruz police station.
Under section 317 of the IPC, abandoning a child below 12 years of age by parents or a caretaker is a criminal offence attracting a maximum jail-term of seven years.
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