India, Sept. 29 -- In a shocking incident, a newborn baby girl was discovered inside a cardboard box on the roadside in Tuguegarao City in the Philippines. A major police investigation has been launched to trace the parents of the child, People magazine reported.

In an official statement on Facebook, the Philippine National Police (PNP) informed that the girl child was seen by a resident along a road in Tuguegarao City at around 6:50 AM (local time) on September 24.

Soon after, the child was rushed to the Tuguegarao City Peoples General Hospital. Doctors at the facility said the girl was absolutely fine and in good health. She was first seen by an old lady while she was walking on the road. At the hospital, the newborn was found to be "...