Bareilly (UP), Nov 25 (PTI) A 20-day-old infant was found abandoned in a field in Faridpur town here while her mother remained missing, police said on Monday.

The mother left their house with the baby late Sunday night and has been untraceable since, they said.

Also Read | Constitution Day 2024: Read Full Text of Preamble to Constitution of India on Samvidhan Divas.

Faridpur Circle Officer (CO) Ashutosh Shivam said, "Residents of the Line Par Mathiya New Colony area spotted the baby near a petrol pump on Monday morning and informed the police."

Police located the family and handed the baby over to her father.

Also Read | Shillong Teer Results Today, November 25 2024: Winning Numbers, Result Chart for Shillong Morning Teer, Shillong Night Teer, Khanapara Teer, Juwai Teer and Jowai Ladrymbai.

"The infant had been lying on the cold ground for several hours and her condition had deteriorated. She was admitted to the community health center by her father," the CO added.

The father, Janki Prasad, told police that his wife, Krishna Devi, gave birth to the baby on November 5. Efforts are underway to trace the mother, he added.

(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)