Pathanamthitta: Mystery looms over the death of a six-months old baby girl who was found dead in a swampy area near Pulikeezhu junction in Thiruvalla.
The partially decomposed body of the baby was discovered on Saturday, police said on Sunday. Police suspect that the child was murdered.
A probe has been initiated to identify the body and cause of death.
"The body was discovered on Saturday evening after one of the workers of a nearby shop went looking for the source of a foul smell emanating from the area," said a police official.
According to residents of the area, who spoke to media, the body was missing some limbs and the face was decomposed to the extent that identification was not possible.
They said the police arrived at the scene after receiving the information and after examining the area, they took the body to a nearby medical college post midnight. Cops on Sunday said a case of unnatural and suspicious death has been lodged and further action to be taken would be based on the post mortem report.
The cause of death and the reason behind some of the limbs being missing can be determined only after the post mortem which will be held at the district general hospital.
"The body appears to be about 48 hours old," an officer of Pulikeezhu police station, within whose station limits the incident was reported, said. He further said that police was examining footage of CCTV cameras of the shops and residences in the area to find out what happened exactly.
(With PTI inputs)
