Twin newborn babies left an open field here died due to the severe cold.
A farmer who was passing by was the first to notice the bodies of the infants in a field near the toll plaza at Sheikhupura Road.
“I received a telephone call informing me of the dead bodies of two newborns lying in the fields near the toll plaza at Sheikhupura Road, Mali Kabaria,” informed Station House Officer (SHO), Millat Town police station, Muhammad Afzal. “I took the bodies into custody and a registered a case vide FIR No.2/15 against an unknown female under section 329 of Pakistan Code (PPC)”.
Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Shahid Ali, who was assigned the case, told local media “The police did not conduct post-mortem on the ill-fated newborns and buried them in the local graveyard with the help of the villagers.”
Responding to a question, the investigation officer said that both newborns were premature due to which they could not survive the severe weather. “However, we are investigating the case and the real culprits responsible for the death of the infants would be arrested shortly,” he added.
