Amritsar, July 08: High drama was witnessed at Rajasansi International Airport after a new-born baby was found abandoned in an aircraft’ toilet.
The male infant was discovered in the toilet of the Ashkhabad-Amritsar flight of Turkmenistan Airlines after it landed in the afternoon.
An unwed 26 year-old MBBS student was found to have given birth to the child during the flight. She initially refused to accept the child as hers but later broke down and admitted to it. She was on her way back to Hoshiarpur after completing her doctor’s degree in Belarus. She was examined by doctors at the airport while the infant was rushed to hospital where his condition was declared ‘normal’.
The baby had not been fed for long and doctors said quick medical intervention saved the baby. The family of the girl refused to talk to mediapersons and later took the girl home.
-Agencies