Mysuru: A 14-month-old trafficked baby girl, who was one among the 16 kids, who were rescued by the District Police and admitted to Vikasana Children’s Home in Mandya, reportedly died yesterday.

Mysuru District Child Protection Officer Nagaraju, who visited Vikasana, said that the authorities there informed him that the child died due to asphyxiation (dying from lack of oxygen) while she was being fed milk.

Quoting the authorities, Nagaraju said that the baby apparently displayed symptoms of epilepsy before turning blue and added that though the baby was rushed to the hospital, it was too late.  

While the Police have registered a case of unnatural death, the exact reason is yet to be ascertained.

It may be recalled that the District Police had busted a child-trafficking racket for illegal adoption, involving two maternity homes in city last year and had rescued the kids from illegal caretakers and entrusted the kids to Child Welfare Committee (CWC). The CWC handed over four children to Bapuji Children’s Home in Mysuru and six children each to Vikasana in Mandya and Janapada Seva Trust in Melkote. Recently, the Mysuru District Child Protection Officer released the photograph of the girl in a bid to trace her biological parents.