A six-month-old baby boy, born to an Indian software couple based in Melbourne, was found dead on landing at the airport in Chennai in the early hours of Thursday, police said.
According to airport police, the couple, Sakthi and Geetha was travelling from Melbourne to spend their vacation along with baby Hrithik, via Malaysia when the tragedy occurred.
On landing at the Chennai International Airport , Deepa noticed that the toddler was unconscious and showed no signs of movement. The shocked parents immediately rushed Hrithik to a private clinic within the international terminal, where doctors declared the infant had died two hours ago.
The airport police secured the body, registered a case, and sent it to the Chromepet government hospital to ascertain the cause of death.