‘We’re sorry’: Newborn left outside Panvel orphanage with handwritten note; ‘someday they might return to take baby back’ | Navi Mumbai News

NAVI MUMBAI: A new born girl was found abandoned on a pavement right outside an orphanage in Panvel Saturday morning. Swaddled in a blanket, she had been placed in a plastic basket which also had a feeding bottle, baby food and baby clothes. A note, in English, was also found in the basket.The handwritten note states that the person who has left the newborn feels “sorry for abandoning” the infant. It goes on to say that they are “mentally and financially incapable of taking care of her”, and goes on to mention that someday they might “return to take back” their baby, claiming that they are located somewhere close by.The infant is currently being nurtured at Vatsalya Charitable Trust, Alibaug. Acriminal offence for abandoning an infant has been registered at Panvel police station against unidentified persons.Senior inspector Nitin Thakare said they are scanning footage from CCTV cameras around the locality where the infant was found.Member of legislative assembly Prashant Thakur from Panvel has assured that appropriate measures would be taken regarding the future of the abandoned infant.