THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A woman has been taken into custody after the body of her new-born baby boy was found in the well in Pothencode. The dead is Sridev, second baby of Saji and Suritha of Kuravanvilakom at Manjamala in Pothencode. The police had earlier questioned Suritha and later took her into custody.

The baby, who was sleeping with his mother went missing early this morning. The baby’s mother was at her house in Manjamala after delivery. She had informed her husband that their baby had gone missing.

An investigation conducted after alerting the police, found the cloth in which the baby was wrapped from the side of the well. A search by the fire force found the body of the baby in the well.

Suritha, her mother, sister and her two children were at home at the time of the incident. The back door of the house was found opened. The police are investigating the incident. The police believe that family issues are behind the incident.