Indian Policewoman hailed for breastfeeding abandoned baby
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i could not suppress my motherly instinct and took him immediately to an adjacent room to feed him archana told newsmen1 bangalore police on wednesday congratulated an indian policewoman who breastfed an abandoned baby prompting a slew of praise on social media1 we salute the mother in our lady police constable archana who rescued an abandoned newborn and breastfed the infant the bangalore police posted on facebook amid praise from many users on the site1 the baby boy was discovered wrapped inside a plastic bag near a construction site in the southern metropolis of bangalore on june 11 shivanandiyya and her colleague police insp r. nagesh found the baby covered in blood with the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck1 the infant was taken to a nearby hospital where doctors cleaned him and removed the umbilical cord and then brought to the police station1 the baby was really weak and not moving much making us all worried1 police constable archana shivanandiyya told newsmen she was only acting out of motherly instinct1 the 31-year old had recently returned to work after three months of maternity leave1 the milk was like an elixir that saved the baby1 he started kicking about and crying loudly which sent a wave of cheer and joy to all the staff at the police station1 the newborn had been named kumaraswamy after the states chief minister hd kumaraswamy nagesh said1 he has now been brought to a childrens home1 kumaraswamy tweeted that he was deeply moved and would meet the policewoman who nursed the little one to live to express gratitude. dpanan1