A newborn was reportedly stolen 20 hours after birth from a hospital in Bihar's Begusarai district on Sunday, said the officials.
A newborn was reportedly stolen 20 hours after birth from a hospital in Bihar’s Begusarai district on Sunday, said the officials. The incident was caught on CCTV footage that has now surfaced on social media.
The footage showed an elderly woman entering the cabin designated as Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of the Begusarai’s Sadar Hospital. She picked up the baby boy, wrapped him in a cloth and left the premises.
The officials confirmed that the child was born to Nandini Devi, a resident of Lohia Nagar, at 10:30 PM on Saturday.
The family found the child missing after they reached the hospital on Sunday at 7 pm to see the newborn. The father, who last saw his son around 2 pm, rushed to the hospital after his wife informed him that the baby was not being handed over to her by the nurse.
Why is there no #hospital staff in the #children’s ward to take care of and monitor them?Bihar: Live video of a newborn baby being stolen from #Begusarai Sadar Hospital…
A shocking incident has come to light from Begusarai, Bihar, where a newborn baby was stolen from the SNCU… pic.twitter.com/ZQ9r3jKd9y
— Akassh Ashok Gupta (@peepoye_) September 16, 2024
Acknowledging the gravity of the situation, Civil Surgeon Dr Pramod Kumar Singh said, “A lot of people enter the premises, which makes it hard to identify and distinguish the child’s mother from other relatives.”
None of the staff from the hospital could provide clarity on how the baby boy went missing from the childcare unit. It was only known that the child had been stolen when the authorities checked the CCTV footage.
