LIPIS: A newborn girl, with her umbilical cord attached, has been left inside a mosque at Kampung Lubuk Kulit near here today.
The baby, placed in the women's prayer area, was found by a villager about 5.30am.
Lipis police chief Superintendent Ismail Man said the Padang Tengku police station was alerted about the discovery of the newborn baby before a team was deployed to the mosque.
"The baby still had her umbilical cord attached and appeared healthy. The child has been sent to the Lipis Hospital for a check-up and further observation.
"Police will visit private clinics here as part of the efforts to track down the individual responsible for abandoning the child," he said in a statement today.
Azman said the case was being investigated under Section 371 of the Penal Code for child abandonment.
He urged those with information to contact the Lipis police headquarters at 09-3121999 or any nearest police station.