Kochi, Oct 8 (PTI) A newborn baby girl was found dead in a plastic bag on the roadside at Perumbavoor near here, police said on Sunday.

A passerby saw the body in the bag and informed the police.

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"The female child is suspected to be around 25 days old," they said.

Police have initiated a probe to identify who abandoned the baby in the bag.

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