A baby girl was found abandoned inside a plastic bag in the refuge area of a high-rise residential apartment at Khar West. She was saved due to the prompt action by the Nirbhaya Squad of Khar police station, which rescued and admitted her to the Bhabha Hospital in ICU for treatment. The newborn was found in the refuge area of Om Nirman society located on 13th Road in Khar West. The baby was delivered seven months premature.

The police complaint was filed by Sheetal Satish Mengde, a Nirbhaya officer attached to Khar police station. The distress call regarding the baby was received around 10.30 am on Friday, informing the police that a newborn baby girl had been found in plastic bag in the refuge area between 14th and 15th floors of Om Nirman building. “We rushed to the spot and upon finding the baby girl alive, rushed her to Bhabha Hospital,” a police officer said.