‘Daughter of Ganga’: 21-day-old baby girl found in floating box in river Ganga in UP

Team Udayavani, Jun 17, 2021, 11:16 AM IST

UP: A 21-day-old baby girl was found in a wooden box floating in the river Ganga in Uttar Pradesh.

The baby was wrapped in a piece of cloth with a chit declaring her as ‘daughter of Ganga’. The box contained a picture of goddess Durga, a horoscope and incense sticks. A birth chart of the baby was also found inside the box.

The box carrying the infant was found by local boatman, Gullu Chaudhary, who took her home. Police later got the child admitted to a hospital.

The baby has been declared perfectly healthy after a check-up by doctors.

In a tweet, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath praised the boatman and said that the government will make arrangements for the upbringing of the child. Also, as a token of gratitude, the boatman will be benefitted from all eligible government schemes.

गाजीपुर में माँ गंगा की लहरों पर तैरते संदूक में रखी नवजात बालिका “गंगा” की जीवन-रक्षा करने वाले नाविक ने मानवता का अनुपम उदाहरण प्रस्तुत किया है।

नाविक को आभार स्वरूप सभी पात्र सरकारी योजनाओं से लाभान्वित किया जाएगा।@UPGovt नवजात बच्ची के लालन-पालन का संपूर्ण प्रबंध करेगी। pic.twitter.com/YXTTOmYVqy

— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) June 16, 2021