Newborn's body parts found in Goa with animal bite marks; FIR registeredLocals alerted the police after they discovered the infant body parts at Mandur-Dongri village in North Goa on Saturday.
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Panaji: The Goa police have launched an investigation after the limbs of a newborn, apparently with animal bite marks, were recovered near a sluice gate, an official said on Sunday.
Locals alerted the police after they discovered the infant body parts at Mandur-Dongri village in North Goa on Saturday, the senior official said.
“Prima facie, it is suspected someone had tried to dispose of a newborn’s body,” he said. An animal had reportedly bitten the limbs, the official said.
A case has been registered under Indian Penal Code section 318 which deals with the illegal disposal of a child’s body, the official added.