12 human foetuses found in Gujarat

GANDHINAGAR - Twelve human foetuses, some of them half eaten by stray dogs, were Monday found strewn near Malek Saban stadium in Bapunagar area of Ahmedabad, police said.

According to police, they were tipped off by a telephone caller about the presence of the foetuses in the area. “We have taken their possession and informed the forensic science team,” police officer Mansinh Dabhi said.

Of the 12 foetuses, seven are male and five are female, he said.

The health department is also looking into the matter.

Police suspect the foetuses were dumped near a garbage dump under the cover of darkness by a maternity hospital or a clinic where these may have been illegally aborted over a period of time.

This is borne out by the fact that one foetus was found stored in a bottle, police said.

While the foetuses have been sent for autopsy, investigators are taking assistance from the Forensic Science Laboratory here in an effort to nail the culprits.

President of the Ahmedabad Gynaecology Association M.S. Patel condemned the incident. “Even if it is bio-medical waste, there is an established procedure for its disposal,” he said.