The head and a hand of a newborn child were found lying in a market in Madhya Pradesh`s Jabalpur district, police said on Thursday. Sanitary workers of the government-run Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College and Hospital on Wednesday spotted the body parts lying partially wrapped in a cloth in the market located near the hospital and alerted police, City Superintendent of Police Tushar Singh told PTI.

The police conducted a search but were yet to trace the other body parts, he said.