Infant’s Body Found at Barpeta Garbage Dump Amid Alarming Trend

In a horrifying incident, the body of a newborn infant was discovered at the municipal garbage dumping ground near Gandhinagar in Assam’s Barpeta district. An e-rickshaw driver first spotted the lifeless body and alerted the locals and the police. Authorities quickly arrived at the scene and recovered the infant’s body, which is believed to be less than a day old and likely dumped on the morning of June 12. No suspects have been arrested or detained yet, but an investigation is ongoing. This tragic discovery is part of a concerning trend in the area, where at least five infant bodies have been found over the past few months.