A lifeless body of a newborn male child was found in a garbage dump at Chandiberia in New Town on Saturday morning.

The body was spotted by a local man, Pradeep Haldar, who had stopped at a nearby tea stall around 6 am, local sources said.

“I had come to a tea shop around 6 am and had gone towards the garage to throw something when I saw something lying there… on closer inspection, I saw it was a newborn child. I immediately called the police and the locals,” Haldar told media persons.

Officers from the New Town Police Station reached the location and the body of the newborn was sent to Bidhannagar Sub-Divisional Hospital for post-mortem examination.

Additionally, the police have launched an investigation to identify those responsible for the crime.

According to police officials, CCTV footage is being scanned for suspicious activity, and hospitals and maternity clinics are being checked for any delivery of a male child in recent days.

“A preliminary investigation suggests the baby was a male child, abandoned late last night. The exact cause of death will be confirmed after the autopsy report,” a senior police officer said.