Belagavi (Karnataka) [India], June 25 (ANI): Bodies of four newborns and three embryos were found bottled in Mudalagi town drainage in Belagavi in Bengaluru on Saturday.

The bodies of the newborns and embryos were found in a canister. Five-month-old embryos were found to have fetal sex detection and murdered, said District Health and Family Welfare Officer Dr Mahesh Koni.

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He added, "a team of officials will be formed which will investigate the case. The detected embryos were stored in a hospital and then brought to the District Functional Science Center for testing."

A case has been registered at Mudalagi police station. (ANI)

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