At hospital, parents abandoned their new born baby girl because of a rare condition which made her skin look wrinkly. Baby from western India is with her 50-year-old grandfather now.

Born in the seventh month of pregnancy, she weighed only 1.7 pounds at birth and Shariq Allaqaband says that doctors believe she has Intra-Uterine Growth Retardation (IUGR) along with chromosome abnormalities.

‘I am thankful to the hospital for giving free medical treatment to my granddaughter',50-year old man said.

He further added, ‘It is really disheartening that even her parents have rejected her but I will go to any extent to save her'.

‘When the baby was given to us, we were left shocked. Everyone gathered at our home to have a look at the baby and when they got to see her they ran away in fear.’

Her grandfather still hopes that the girl’s parents, Mamata Dode, 25, or Ajay Dode, 25, will eventually accept her.

Wadia hospital in Mumbai where the baby is being treated have generously agreed to pay the estimated £5000 bill for her treatment and accommodation for her grandfather.