Newborn found dead in Jalahalli traffic police station compound

Recently, a newborn baby was found dead in the compound of the Jalahalli traffic police station. The offenders accountable for this case are being tracked down by the law-and-order police. The girl's body was found when Salma, a sweeper, was cleaning the compound on the morning of March 25 said the Jalahalli police. Traffic police had immediately informed about the incident to the Jalahalli law-and-order police.

Police suspect the offenders tossed the baby over a four-foot-high compound wall and ran away from the scene on the night of March 24. "Rats had nibbled away at the baby's legs. We performed her last rites in Jalahalli burial ground after postmortem," said a police officer. "We are not sure why they threw the baby inside the police station compound. Efforts are on to trace the culprits," they added.