Mother of 6 daughters kidnaps 3-year-old boy from Delhi hospital to raise as her own
A 31-year-old woman was arrested for kidnapping a three-year-old boy from a Delhi hospital to raise as her own. Police tracked the suspect over 1,000km to Bihar, where the child was safely recovered and reunited with his family.
Why it matters
The incident highlights security vulnerabilities in public healthcare facilities and the effectiveness of modern digital surveillance in criminal investigations.
NEW DELHI: A three-year-old boy allegedly kidnapped from a government hospital in west Delhi was rescued from Bihar's Munger district after Delhi Police tracked the accused woman over a distance of more than 1,000km.Police said the child went missing on Aug 27 while playing at GGS Hospital in Khyala. His mother had gone to collect medicines when he was allegedly taken away.Following a PCR call at 12.07pm, Khyala police registered a case and launched a search for the child.“CCTV footage from the hospital and surrounding areas showed an unidentified woman carrying the boy away,” DCP (West) Hareshwar V Swami said.Police scanned footage from multiple cameras and tracked the woman's movements as she travelled towards Madipur in an e-rickshaw. She was subsequently identified as 31-year-old Chunari Devi, a temporary resident of Madipur and a native of Bihar.Local inquiries revealed that Devi had left Delhi for Bihar.
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