Passengers asked to stay to find suspect NEW DELHI/GUWAHATI: In a shocking incident, a fetus was found in the lavatory of anPicture used for representational purpose which landed at Delhi's IGI airport from Imphal on Wednesday. It was the cabin crew which came across the fetus while preparing to land. A medical examination revealed that it was delivered on board.After passengers were questioned, a 19-year-old sportsperson, accompanied by a coach, was identified and taken for further tests. The flight had arrived in Delhi in the afternoon from Imphal via Guwahati. Police said they were alerted about the incident by the AirAsia flight manager and flyers were asked not to deboard until an inquiry. "After questioning, the 19-year-old admitted that she had delivered a premature baby," said Sanjay Bhatia, DCP (IGI).The chairman of the Assam Tourism Development Corporation (ATDC), Jayanta Malla Baruah, who also travelled in the flight that departed Guwahati around 12.50 pm told TOI that none of the passengers was allowed to leave the flight as the crew members first intimated the passengers about the incident.“Though male passengers were allowed to leave the flight after about 40 minutes from the time of landing, the ladies were confined inside the aircraft for an enquiry. The crew members told them that it will be possible for allowing the female passengers to leave the aircraft only after the enquiry to be conducted by the police in the presence of doctors,” said Baruah.He added that some of the female passengers could not leave the airport even after one and half hour of landing around 3.10 pm due to the enquiry. An Air Asia spokesperson confirmed the incident and said that passengers were asked to stay back, following which the suspect was identified.“A new born infant was found lifeless and abandoned in one of the lavatories when the aircraft was being prepared for landing. Delhi police were alerted and a doctor from the medical team at Delhi international airport confirmed that the baby had been delivered on board,” said the spokesperson. “A suspect has been held back by police for further investigation. The suspect was identified on questioning of all female passengers on board,” the spokesperson added.

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