Ahmedabad, March 14: A woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing a 15-day-old child from the neo-natal care unit of a hospital in Paldi area here today, police said.
The accused, Shabana Hussain (22), was arrested from Isanpur area of the city where she lived, said officials.
The new-born baby boy has been rescued and the accused is being questioned, they said.
The boy was a premature baby born to Jyoti Rajput(24) who had delivered twins (boy and a girl) on February 22.
The babies were admitted to V S Hospital”s neo-natal care unit as they were premature.
The hospital authorities have suspended two staff nurse and two security guards of the unit for negligence, following the incident, they said.
——–PTI