New Delhi, April 16
In a remarkable operation, the Delhi Police traced and rescued an abducted newborn baby within hours of the incident, an official said on Wednesday. The one-day old baby was stolen from the city’s Safdarjung Hospital on Tuesday.
The infant was united with the family and a woman accused of committing the crime was apprehended. The baby was abducted in broad daylight, leaving the parents and hospital administration panicked.
However, a quick operation by Safdarjung Enclave police station helped crack the case within hours of the incident. A 27-year-old woman accused, identified as Pooja, a resident of Malviya Nagar, was arrested.
On Tuesday, the aggrieved parents, hailing from Uttar Pradesh’s Basti and currently living in Chanayakapuri’s Yashwant Place, made a PCR call and reported the theft of their newborn baby girl from the hospital.
Shyam Narayan, father of the baby told police that his wife gave birth to a girl child on April 14 at Safdarjung Hospital. Following delivery, she was shifted to Ward No. 5. A day later, at around 3.15 p.m., their newborn child went missing. They began searching the area but were unable to locate the missing child and subsequently made the PCR Call.