Balangir: A newborn, who had gone missing from the special newborn care unit (SNCU) of the Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital (BBMCH) in Odisha’s Balangir on Friday, has been rescued.
As per reports, the baby was rescued from Ghantapada village in Boudh district hours after the family lodged a complaint with the authorities concerned.
Notably, Sushil Swain of Baradipadar village in Boudh district had admitted his pregnant wife to the obstetrics and gynaecology department of the BBMCH following labour pain on Thursday. The woman gave birth to a baby boy on Friday morning.
A family members had taken the infant to SNCU of the BBMCH following the doctor’s instruction. When she again came to the SNCU and enquired about the infant, nurse present there told that someone had already taken the baby.
The worried family members searched for the baby but in vain. Later, they lodged a complaint at the outpost of the BBMCH.
Based on the complaint filed by parents of the missing newborn, Town police launched a probe.
The hospital authorities scanned the CCTV footage to find out who had taken the baby. Later, with the help of police the hospital authorities rescued the baby from a couple at Ghantapada village in Boudh district. Further details are awaited.
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