MY Hospital Baby Lifting Case: Probe committee recommends improvement of security

The incident was probed by a three-member committee constituted by the authority of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College (MGM Medical College) Dean Dr Sanjay Dixit, that submitted its recommendation.

As per a recent media account in Times of India, the newborn baby stolen from MY Hospital on November 15 was miraculously found abandoned at the Sanyogitaganj police station on Friday morning.

According to the police station in-charge Rajeev Tripathi, the baby was spotted on the premises by a sanitation worker wrapped in a piece of cloth at 6.45 am. After the baby was identified, CCTV footages in the area were checked to identify the person.

It was found out, after the investigation, that a woman had left the baby with her face covered and was moving towards the Ushaganj area. The baby was stolen from the hospital by the woman who pretended to be a nurse and gained the trust of the family and lied to the family and carried the newborn away on Sunday evening.

The chairman of the five-member probe panel Dr KK Arora refused to disclose details of the report.

A Times of India report stated that the committee has recommended tightening security arrangements with more surveillance through CCTV and making checks mandatory for attendants. It has also suggested displaying directions for patients about how to remain aware of such persons.

"We have submitted our report to the dean after investigating the case. We have recorded statements of all the responsibilities involved and prepared a detailed report. Dean Dr Sanjay Dixit will decide further course of action over the same," the chairman of the five-member probe panel Dr KK Arora told TOI. Dr Dixit said that he will study the report and actions will be taken accordingly.

"The main aim of the probe is to prevent such incidents. We will also discuss the recommendations of the committee and implement the same accordingly," stated Dr Dixit adding that the action on people responsible for the incident will also be initiated soon.

The report also adds that the police have completed the process of collecting DNA samples of the woman as well as the baby. The baby shall be handed over to the mother officially and the samples will be tested for further evidence purposes.