India, July 2 -- The police have launched a search operation after a woman allegedly abandoned a 15-day-old baby boy while travelling on a local train between CSMT and Panvel.

According to the police, the incident occurred at 11:30 am on Sunday in the women's general compartment.The woman who was sitting near the door, handed over the infant to Divya Naidu, a fellow passenger, requesting to help her with the baby as she had to alight from the train at Seawoods station and was struggling with her luggage. Naidu deboarded the train with the child at the station but the woman didn't, said a police officer

The baby boy has been admitted to the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation Hospital in Vashi for medical evaluation. Once discharged, the b...