A newborn baby girl was dead at a garbage dump on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar, officials said.
Sweepers of Municipal Committee Kishtwar found the body at a roadside dump in the town, when collecting garbage, they added.
Upon being alerted, a police party rushed to the spot and shifted the body to District Hospital Kishtwar, they said adding a large number of people gathered near the dump and demanded a high-level investigation to arrest the culprits.
Medical Superintendent of District Hospital Kishtwar S D Atri said the post-mortem and other medical formalities had been performed and the report handed to the police.
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"An FIR has been registered in this connection and investigations is underway. No arrests in connection with the incident have been made so far," police said.
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