Dead baby found in toilet of AirAsia India flight
Reuters | July 26, 2018 FREE MALAYSIA TODAY
A woman suspected to have given birth onboard has been detained by police.
The plane was flying in to New Delhi from the eastern city of Guwahati when the body of the baby was found. (Reuters pic)
NEW DELHI: A dead baby was found abandoned inside the toilet of an AirAsia India flight that landed in New Delhi on Wednesday, police and the airline said.
A woman who was on the flight and is suspected to have given birth onboard has been held by the police for questioning, an officer at the New Delhi airport police station said.
He said the plane was flying in from the eastern city of Guwahati, and declined to give further details immediately.
AirAsia India said the newborn was found lifeless by staff onboard as they were preparing for landing.
AirAsia India, a low-cost carrier, is a joint venture between Malaysia’s AirAsia Bhd and Indian conglomerate Tata Sons.
The airline said it had informed the country’s aviation authority, the directorate-general of Civil Aviation, about the incident.
“We will be assisting in the investigation and cooperating with all concerned agencies,” it added.
