KUALA LUMPUR: The body of a baby girl, estimated to be around seven months old, was found at a waste disposal site in Bangsar here today.

Brickfields police chief ACP Hoo Chang Hook said the department received a report regarding the discovery of the baby in a rubbish bin at 10.43am.

"The baby's body was taken to the Forensics Unit of Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) for a post-mortem, and investigations are being conducted under Section 318 of the Penal Code," he said in a statement today.

Hoo urged anyone with information about the incident to come forward to assist in the investigation.