India, May 27 -- A 28-year-old man was arrested on May 24 while trying to abandon a newborn girl, who he later admitted was his illegitimate child with his aunt, according to the police.

The accused, Dashrath Shivsaran from Bhandup, was in an auto rickshaw when officers from the Parksite police spotted him in front of the Bharat Petrol Pump at Gandhinagar junction around 7pm, carrying something in a dirty cloth. Police constable Satish Sasane, suspecting foul play, stopped the auto rickshaw and found the newborn child.

Since there was no woman with him, the police questioned Shivsaran and informed a female police officer from the Nirbhaya squad, an initiative launched by the Mumbai police to ensure the safety and security of women. When...