A 19-year-old sportsperson delivered a five-month-old foetus inside the lavatory of a flight from Guwahati to New Delhi on Wednesday.

Police said that they were informed about the discovery of a foetus by an AirAsia manager and that officers boarded the aircraft once it landed in Delhi. The woman who had delivered the foetus had boarded the flight from Guwahati, a police officer said.

The foetus was found in the lavatory and was detected by one of the flight attendants. Security and medical teams were informed as the flight was scheduled to land at the IGI airport.

“The foetus has been sent for post mortem and the woman has been sent for medical examination. No case has been registered. We have informed the woman’s family members about the situation,” said a senior police official.

AirAsia, in its statement, said that a new born infant was found lifeless and abandoned in one of the lavatories when the aircraft was being prepared for landing. A suspect has been held back by the police for further investigation.