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Infant kidnapped from Rawalpindi hospital

By Our Staff Reporter 2022-07-28
RAWALPINDI: A threemonth-old infant was kidnapped by a woman from Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH) on Wednesday.

Aftab Ahmad, a resident of Pindigheb, lodged a first information report (FIR) with Waris Khan police saying that he visited BBH for a family check-up on Wednesday.

He said his wife Saima Noreen handed over threemonth-old Mohammad Musa to her 10-year-old daughter Aysha in the OPD before she entered a room for her check-up.

When his wife returned, he said her three-month-old son was missing. When his inquired from Aysha about the baby, she said her younger brother had been taken away by an unidentified woman.

The missing boy`s mother said she started searching for her son in the hospital but was unable to trace the kidnapper and her baby. She told police that her daughter can identify the kidnapper if produced before her.

Meanwhile, the police spokesman said that an invesdgadon had been launched after registration of the FIR, adding that the police have also been taking help from CCTV footage to trace the baby.