Pathanamthitta: A newborn child was found abandoned in a tapioca farm in Thiruvalla on Thursday morning. 

After hearing cries, local residents conducted a search in the unoccupied property owned by one Georgekutty and came across the child in the morning. 

The property is located near Kaviyoor Pazhampally Junction in Thiruvalla.

As the people were informed soon after, a team rushed to the spot and shifted the day-old male child to a nearby hospital. His condition is said to be stable now. "The baby is hospitalised; there is no issue with his health as of now," a police officer said. 

A probe is underway to ascertain who abandoned the baby in the isolated area; efforts are on to trace the baby boy's parents, police added.

(With PTI inputs.)