Mumbai police arrested a 23-year-old woman for allegedly throwing her newborn girl into a dustbin in a civic-run hospital in Mumbai, leading to her death.
On Friday morning, a sweeper found the infant in the dustbin bucket in a toilet of civic-run Sion hospital. She was declared dead by doctors, police official said.
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"The woman took this step to hide the ignominy of unwed motherhood. CCTV footage of the vicinity showed her walking suspiciously near the toilet. She was arrested from Dharavi, where she stays, and confessed to the crime during questioning," the official said.
She has been charged under Indian Penal Code sections 315 and 317, he said.
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