KOCHI: In one distressing news, the dead body of a newborn was found abandoned near an isolated field in Perumbavoor. The corpse is said to be that of a 20-day-old baby. The dead body was found on the bank of a stream adjacent to the iron bridge at Mudikkal.

The dead body was wrapped in a cloth and was placed inside a big shopper bag. Eerily, the bag was placed in such a way that the baby's face was clearly visible upon a glance inside the bag. The body was first found around 6 pm on Sunday. The Perumbavoor police have started an investigation mostly focusing on the nearby CCTV camera footage.

The relatives of the victim are yet to be identified. At present, the corpse is kept at Perumbavoor Taluk Hospital Mortuary.

Meanwhile, in Rajasthan's Jaipur yesterday, two minor girls also sisters were found dead inside their house in a reported suicide case. According to preliminary findings, the girls committed suicide after being sexually assaulted by three strangers just days back. There has been a rapid rise in sexual assault cases in Rajasthan and the situation has morphed into such a calamity that even ruling party MLAs are questioning the horrific growth in crimes against women in the state.