Uttar Pradesh: Three-day-old newborn found abandoned on Patna-Chandigarh Train, in critical condition

Jun 23, 2025

Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 23 : A three-day-old newborn baby boy was found abandoned in a suitcase on a railway coach of the Patna-Chandigarh Train on June 22, said an official on Monday.
Moradabad Chief Medical Superintendent (CMS) Dr Nirmala Pathak said the newborn remains in critical condition and under intensive medical care at Moradabad District Hospital.

Speaking to ANI, CMS Pathak said, "The newborn was brought in by railway doctors and staff around 2 am on June 22. The child was found in a suitcase on a railway coach. He was in a serious condition upon arrival and continues to be so."
"The baby is on oxygen support and receiving antibiotics, under close observation by a team of doctors and paediatricians. The newborn is a baby boy and is three days old," she added.
Authorities are yet to identify who left the newborn on the train.
Further investigation is underway.