Overview

• The newborn, born with a cleft lip, was abandoned in a parked autorickshaw in Bengaluru on April 24 and rescued by authorities.
• Police used CCTV footage and bus records to trace the suspects, P. Appanna, a married coffee estate owner, and his 30-year-old partner, to Virajpet in Kodagu district.
• During questioning, the couple confessed to abandoning the child, citing unwillingness to raise her due to the circumstances of their illicit relationship.
• The father has been remanded to judicial custody, while the mother, identified as an alcoholic, has been sent to a rehabilitation center.
• The infant is receiving medical care at Vani Vilas Hospital under the supervision of the Child Welfare Committee.