Child lost at Civil Hospital found after 4 hours

Ludhiana, November 6

Fifteen days old baby girl went missing from the Civil Hospital’s Mother and Child Hospital today. Later, the girl was recovered from the hospital premises after four hours.

According to information, an attendant of a new mother handed over the girl child to a woman, who was standing in corridor, as she was taking baby’s mother to washroom.

When they came back from washroom the woman was not there. High drama was witnessed at the hospital and a police complaint was lodged.

“The woman to whom baby was handed over by attendant before going to washroom took the girl child to ward where her mother was admitted. Fours hours passed, but she did not come to return the girl,” said SMO Dr Amarjit Kaur. “The woman is in police custody ans is being interrogated. Patients should not trust strangers,” she added. — TNS