Infant abducted from Niloufer Hospital rescued, 3 accused arrested
Hyderabad: A one-month-old baby boy, who was allegedly kidnapped from Niloufer Hospital in Telangana's Hyderabad by a woman on Saturday evening, was traced by the police near Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
Three people were arrested for allegedly abducting a newborn from a hospital at Nampally in Telangana's Hyderabad, police said. The infant was safely returned to his parents on Sunday.
According to officials, the complainant, Haseena Begum, gave birth to a baby boy named Sauqlain on October 25 this year. The baby was undergoing treatment for jaundice at Niloufer Children's Hospital, news agency ANI reported.
On November 23, a woman wearing a black burkha reportedly kidnapped the baby from the hospital.
The police launched an investigation and formed five teams to apprehend the suspects. After analyzing CCTV footage, the police tracked down the accused and intercepted their vehicle at Pullur Toll Plaza.
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As per a media report in the TOI, During the investigation, police learned that Abdullah and Reshma, married in 2009, already had three daughters and feared their fourth child might also be a girl. It was Reshma's sister, Shaheen who proposed the idea of kidnapping a boy.
The arrested accused have been identified as Shaheen Begum, Abdulla alias Venkatesh, and Reshma alias Renuka. They were taken into judicial custody, police said.
Officials said that the accused were desperate for a male child and had planned the abduction to steal a baby boy.
The police were further looking into the case.
Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that a newborn girl was abducted after her father was deceived under the pretence of vaccination by five people, including a woman. The Chitrakoot Police have rescued a kidnapped girl from a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district and arrested five accused in connection with the case.
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