1,000 People Queue Up To Adopt Baby ‘India’ Who Was Found In A Plastic Bag & Left To Die

Cases of abandoned newborn babies found in dumpsters aren’t unheard of. We come across news of babies being left to die every day because the parents wouldn’t take responsibility owing to perhaps poverty, social stigma, or because the pregnancy was unplanned. Most of these babies eventually die. However, some are very lucky to be rescued. And baby ‘India’ was one of the lucky ones.

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On June 6th, an abandoned baby was rescued by police officials in Georgia. The newborn baby was found tied inside a plastic packet with her umbilical cord still uncut, left to die. According to sources, a neighbour called authorities when he heard a baby crying nearby.

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An officer located the bag, opened it and found the baby, still smudged in blood. They nicknamed her India. She was taken to the hospital and doctors said that she was unharmed and healthy. She was then shifted to child services and after a few weeks, she was “smiling” and “thriving”.

Footage of the rescue mission was released on social media and the video is heartbreaking!

***FCSO News: UPDATE ON BABY INDIA***The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to aggressively investigate and to follow leads regarding Baby India. As of today, we are still receiving tips from across the country on the possible identity of Baby India. We are happy to report that Baby India is thriving and is in the care of the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services. We are releasing parts of the footage from the body camera worn by the first FCSO Deputy on scene the night Baby India was discovered, Thursday June 6th, 2019. We release this footage in hopes to receive credible information on the identity of Baby India and to show how important it is to find closure in this case. FCSO would also like to remind the public that the State of Georgia has a law called Safe Haven (HB 391). This law allows a child's mother to leave her baby, up to 30 days old, with an employee of any medical facility including any hospital, institutional infirmary, health center or birthing center in Georgia without prosecution. This includes Hospitals, Fire Stations and Police Stations.If you have any information regarding Baby India please call our TIP LINE at 770-888-7308. Your call can remain totally anonymous. #BabyIndia #FCSONOTE: THE FOOTAGE HERE IS GRAPHIC AND VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

Posted by Forsyth County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, June 25, 2019

As the video went viral and newspaper headlines flooded with her name, more than 1,000 people requested to adopt little India!

“We have people waiting in line to provide that child with a forever home”, said Tom Rawlings, the director of Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services.

The police department later went on to post a reminder on social media about the state’s childcare policy saying that if the mother doesn’t want the baby, she has an option other than abandoning it.

We want to again remind everyone of Georgia’s Safe Haven law. This law allows mothers who cannot care for their newborn…

Posted by Forsyth County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, June 27, 2019

Baby India is a beautiful miracle child and we hope she gets a loving home soon!

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