{
  "id": 12032123,
  "title": "Newborn found dead inside Madhya Pradesh hospital. Then, doctors noticed marks around her neck",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/newborn-found-dead-inside-madhya-pradesh-hospital-then-doctors",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T00:00:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/newborn-found-dead-inside-madhya-pradesh-hospital-then-doctors-noticed-marks-around-her-neck-10906698/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Madhya Pradesh's Ashoknagar district, a newborn baby girl was discovered dead 16 hours after her birth at a hospital. The infant, born to a couple from Chanderi, was admitted to the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) shortly after her birth and placed under medical observation. However, by Saturday afternoon, the baby had succumbed to her injuries. Initially, the sudden deterioration in the newborn's condition raised suspicions, but it was the discovery of marks around her neck and blood on her face that led to a suspected murder investigation. Police questioned the infant's family members, as they found ligature or compression marks around the baby's neck, suggesting she had been strangled. The examination revealed that she had died between 3 pm and 4 pm on Saturday, less than 16 hours after her birth. The hospital staff immediately transferred her to the SNCU after finding her unresponsive, but the lack of CCTV cameras inside the unit has made it difficult to ascertain how she was killed. Police are currently investigating the possibility that the baby's gender and family circumstances could have played a role in her death, as access to the child was restricted.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Newborn baby girl found dead 16 hours after birth in Madhya Pradesh hospital.",
    "Suspected murder investigation due to ligature marks around baby's neck.",
    "Police questioning family members, limited access to child under investigation."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The discovery of ligature marks around the newborn's neck suggests that her death was a homicide, which raises disturbing questions about the safety of newborns in hospital care.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "Newborn found dead inside Madhya Pradesh hospital. Then, doctors noticed marks around her neck",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/newborn-found-dead-inside-madhya-pradesh-hospital-then-doctors-12034637",
        "published": "2026-10-05T00:00:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}