DNA Test to be conducted on newborn

KOCHI: The police team probing the Kothamangalam sex scam, in which a minor girl was sexually abused by several persons, will conduct a DNA test on the  newborn delivered by the victim.  The police have begun the procedures for the DNA test after the she gave   birth to a girl child at Ernakulam General Hospital on Tuesday night. The police have already collected blood samples of all the 30 people who were  arrested in connection with the case.  Muvattupuzha DySP Tomy Sebastian, who is probing the case, said the DNA test    is being conducted to ascertain the father of the child.  “We will collect  the blood sample of the newborn after consulting the doctors of the General  Hospital. It will take almost a month to get the result of the test,” he  said.According to the case, the girl, hailing from Kothamangalam, was sexually    abused by several people.  The case was registered after the girl’s father  took her to a local government hospital for abortion. .  The police have arrested 33 people, including the father of the victim. Three more persons are yet to be arrested.