Mumbai, Mar 26 (PTI) The body of a newborn baby was discovered in a garbage bin in a restroom at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, an official said on Wednesday.

Police have launched a probe to trace the person who dumped the day-old baby inside the airport, also known as T2, located in the city's Sahar area, he said.

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According to the official, the airport security was alerted about a newborn baby in a trash bin of a toilet around 10.30 pm on Tuesday. The baby was rushed to a hospital but was declared dead by doctors.

A case has been registered and police are going through the footage from CCTV cameras installed in and around the airport to get leads, the official said.

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The cops are also in touch with hospitals, shelter homes and orphanages, and going through the details of passengers who used the airport recently to solve the case, he added.

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