Infertile woman stole newborn from hospital

HYDERABAD: Unable to bear the harassment of her husband due to her infertility, a woman was led to steal a newborn boy from the government hospital in Malakpet.  After a 48-hour ordeal for the baby’s parents, police managed to trace the baby boy on Tuesday and took the accused into custody. Police got a clue from the conversation over mobile phone between the woman and baby boy’s aunt which helped them to nab the abductor. Syed Nayeemuddin Javed, inspector, Chaderghat police said, the accused Shajahan, resident of Pahad Sharif had approached the baby’s mother Mehboob and claimed her mother-in-law was also admitted in the hospital. Before leaving, the woman played with the infant but later escaped along with the baby.  He said that Shajahan got married for the second time a year back with an ayurveda doctor Ali, who runs a small hospital in Koti. After their marriage, Ali started harassing her for not being able to give birth to a baby. Recently, she approached a few doctors of Kathiza private hospital in Bhavaninagar. “The doctors at Kathiza encouraged her to steal a child from the government maternity hospital while they prepared a fake record citing Shajahan was pregnant. After Shajahan stole the newborn from the government hospital, she went to Kathiza and took a certificate of giving birth to a baby boy,’’ the inspector added. “The accused had a conversation with Begum’s sister Baba Bee. Based on Baba Bee’s mobile call records, they identified Shajahan as accused and she was arrested from her house in Pahad Sharif. The baby boy is safe and has been handed over to his parents,’’ Javed said. He said they would initiate legal action against Kathiza hospital management for encouraging Shajahan to steal a newborn baby from the government hospital. The hospital authorities refused comment.