Thane, September 23: A five-day-old baby girl was found in a bag abandoned in an open space in Ghansoli area of Navi Mumbai, police said on Saturday. An unidentified man arrived at the open space near a hospital around 4 am on Friday, left a bag with a baby girl on a rack and fled the place, sub-inspector Bipin Tuturwad said. Andhra Pradesh Shocker: Newborn Baby Girl Found Abandoned in Drain Near Hospital in Chittoor, Rescued by Locals.

The baby has been placed with a childcare centre in Nerul, he said. An offence has been registered and a probe is underway to identify the man who abandoned the baby, the official added.