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Newborn baby found dead on AirAsia plane

A dead baby has been found abandoned inside the lavatory of an AirAsia India flight that landed in New Delhi, India on Wednesday, according to police and the airline.

A woman who was on the flight and is suspected to have given birth onboard has been held by the police for questioning, an officer at the New Delhi airport police station said.

He said the plane was flying in from the eastern city of Guwahati, and declined to give further details immediately.

AirAsia India plane (file pic). Source: Getty Images
AirAsia India plane (file pic). Source: Getty Images

AirAsia India said the newborn was found lifeless by staff onboard as they were preparing for landing.

The airline, a low-cost carrier, is a joint venture between Malaysia’s AirAsia Berhad and Indian conglomerate Tata Sons.

It added it had informed the country’s aviation authority, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, about the incident.

“We will be assisting in the investigation and cooperating with all concerned agencies,” the airline said.