Chennai

The body was retrieved and sent to Government Royapettah Hospital for post-mortem. Police said the child might have been dropped in the river a few days ago as the body was bloated. However, the umbilical cord was still intact. Police are gathering info on pregnant women registered at primary health centres to trace the accused.

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