Stolen newborn baby rescued safely
Parsa, Feb 6: Parsa Police have arrested Lalasa Devi Saha of Belawa-9 of Parsa district on charge of stealing a newborn baby hospital bed.
Asadevi Paswan, spouse of Mukesh Paswan of Chhapkaiya of Birghunj Municipality-2 had given birth to the boy at 10:00 am Narayani Sub Regional Hospital in Birjung on Friday. Surprisingly, The baby had disappeared from the maternity ward bed no 65 surprisingly three hours after the birth, and an unidentified woman was reported running away taking him.
The baby was rescued at 2 pm on Sunday.
The accused admitted to whisking away with the child from the hospital. She, in her statement, said she could not give birth to a child even after five years of her marriage, and wanted a baby badly. The childlessness had prompted her to steal the child.
The baby suffers minor health problems and has been admitted to the hospital’s ICU ward. The accused will be tried under a case as per the existing laws, police said.