The child was discovered at around 6.30 pm on Saturday on Saturday, which was on the pavement outside the Swargai Girls in Morj Residency in Takka Colony. A handwritten note in English, which she was placed in a basket, said her parents were leaving her due to her “mental and financial” status.

Search created widespread concern and Panvel MLA Prashant Thakur said on Saturday that all necessary steps would be taken to ensure the safety of the child and secure his future.

During the investigation, the Unit Central Unit-II, the unit of Panvel Crime Branch, found footage from a CCTV camera installed in front of the orphanage, on Saturday to show a burqa-swag woman to leave the child on the spot in the initial hours.

“The footage showed a burqa-swag woman surrounded by a car with a basket at 2.42 pm. The woman crossed the road and placed the basket with the child near the orphanage, then went back into the car. The car left as another vehicle by 2.44 pm, left at 2.44 pm,” a police officer said that a police officer said.

Assistant Police Commissioner (Crime) Ajay Landz said that the child’s parents were detected on the basis of CCTV footage and other technical leads of the car.

“Mother and father are 23 and 24 years old respectively.

Senior Police Inspector Nitin Thackeray of Panvel City Police Station said that he questioned both parents on Sunday.

“The couple said that they had secretly married and since their families were not aware of it, they could not keep the child. We have left with a warning and asked them to withdraw the child after the appropriate process,” Thackeray said.

The child is currently under CWC custody at the Vatsalya Purviks Center, a rehabilitation center in Alibag.