Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Male babies are abandoned in India

BANGALORE: The abandoned babywhich was treated at Panacea Hospital was handed over to Shishu Palana Kendra on Tuesday. The baby boy was found on the Bangalore University campus with insects swarming all over him and bites on his body and face. 

According to hospital authorities, the baby's wounds are healing and he is ready for discharge. During his stay at the hospital, many persons came forward to adopt him. But the hospital decided to hand over the baby to the child welfare department. 

Mala, the Group D BU employee who rescued the baby and even named him Srinivasa, is still working on the legal formalities to adopt him. "Immediately after the hospital handed over the baby to Shishu Palana Kendra, I applied to adopt him," she said. 

Mala wants to Srinivasa to her daughter, who has been married for five years and is yet to have a child. 

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