Newborn kidnapped from Amritsar hospital found

The newborn boy was kidnapped by the woman and her two accomplices from Bebe Nanaki Maternity Ward of Guru Nanak Dev Hospital (GNDH) around 4 am here on October 8 when all the family members were sleeping. The incident was captured in a CCTV camera and the police started a probe

A newborn baby kidnapped from Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, a unit of the Amritsar Government Medical College, nearly two weeks ago has been found.

Assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Varinder Singh Khosa said the police party nabbed a woman, identified as Sarabjit Kaur, alias Babbu, of Harimabad village of Gurdaspur and found the baby from Ludhiana Interstate Bus Terminal. His husband Bunty Masih and brother-in-law James Masih were also arrested for their role in this case which was registered under section 363 and 366 of the IPC.

Assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Varinder Singh Khosa said the police party nabbed a woman, identified as Sarabjit Kaur, alias Babbu, of Harimabad village of Gurdaspur and found the baby from Ludhiana Interstate Bus Terminal. His husband Bunty Masih and brother-in-law James Masih were also arrested for their role in this case which was registered under section 363 and 366 of the IPC.

The newborn boy was kidnapped by the woman and her two accomplices from Bebe Nanaki Maternity Ward of Guru Nanak Dev Hospital (GNDH) around 4 am here on October 8 when all the family members were sleeping. The incident was captured in a CCTV camera and the police started a probe.

Perturbed over the incident, family members of the newborn allegedly misbehaved with medical superintendent Dr Karamjit Singh and also damaged hospital property. The hospital authorities lodged a complaint with the police following the incident.

Harpreet Singh, father of the boy, said it was after 14 years of their marriage that they were blessed with a child. However, three days after his birth, the boy was kidnapped.