Indian Red Cross Society employee Ashwani Kumar poses with an abandoned baby girl, found at the pictured "pangpura" (cradle) drop off box at the entrance of the Red Cross House in Amritsar on January 21, 2013. The premises contains a drop off location for unwanted babies, built in 2008, in an attempt to curb female infanticide. An average of 15 babies a year have been saved, according to the society. AFP PHOTO/NARINDER NANU
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