AURANGABAD: Almost 24-hours after a physically-challenged child was abandoned at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) here, the authorities are still clueless about the child’s family or where he came from.
The disabled child was found in front of the outside patient department (OPD) of the GMCH at 3 pm on July 3. After a futile search for his parents, the security personnel M D Sarfaraz and M S Khan alerted the GMCH administration and the city police.
GMCH Dean Dr Suresh Harbade said the boy, aged between three and four years, cannot speak. “Both his legs are paralyzed and he has some vision defect too. The buy must have had these disabilities since birth. We are offering care to the child,” he said, adding that the child’s parents or other family members could not be traced till Sunday evening.
Local officials of the women and child development department said they would take possession of the child after necessary formalities completed by the GMCH.
“The boy would be produced before the child welfare committee in case his family members are not traced in the next two-three days. The panel would then send him to the government-run shelter,” district women and child development officer Ganesh Pungale said.
Begampura police said no offense was registered in connection with the incident as such cases are dealt with by the women and child development department.
