Two persons, who were allegedly trying to bury a baby alive, were taken into custody by the from near the Jubilee Bus Station in the city on Thursday morning.
The persons, whose identity the police is yet to reveal, were spotted by an auto-rickshaw driver around 9.30 a.m at the open ground near the Bus Station.
According to the police, the two persons were carrying the baby in a bag and told local police constable S Venkata Ramakrishna, who reached the place on being informed by the auto driver, that the baby had died. They tried to argue that they were burying the infant as they were not allowed to take it onboard public transport and that one of them was the grandfather of the infant.
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“When the constable checked the bag, he found that the baby girl, aged around three days, was alive. The two persons were taken into custody and the baby was immediately rushed to Gandhi Hospital,” the police said.
The two are being questioned by the police.