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Crime
Mother of Six Daughters Arrested in Bihar After Kidnapping Toddler from Delhi Hospital
✍️ The Times of India
🗓 01 Sep 2026, 01:38 PM
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A woman with six daughters abducted a three‑year‑old boy from a Delhi hospital, saying she would raise him as her own. Bihar police captured her after a week‑long manhunt.
Police in Delhi reported that a mother of six daughters entered a city hospital and took away a three‑year‑old boy, claiming she intended to raise him as her own child. The child was taken from the pediatric ward without the knowledge of hospital staff, prompting an immediate alert to law‑enforcement agencies.
A coordinated search operation spanning Delhi and neighboring states was launched. After tracing the suspect's movements, Bihar police located her in a village within the state and arrested her on charges of kidnapping and child abduction. The boy was rescued unharmed and handed over to child welfare authorities.
Investigators said the woman had a history of caring for her six daughters and allegedly sought a male child to balance her family. She is now being remanded in custody while the case proceeds under the Indian Penal Code provisions for kidnapping and illegal confinement.
The Delhi Health Department has announced a review of security protocols in hospital wards to prevent similar incidents, and child welfare officials are monitoring the rescued child's rehabilitation.
A coordinated search operation spanning Delhi and neighboring states was launched. After tracing the suspect's movements, Bihar police located her in a village within the state and arrested her on charges of kidnapping and child abduction. The boy was rescued unharmed and handed over to child welfare authorities.
Investigators said the woman had a history of caring for her six daughters and allegedly sought a male child to balance her family. She is now being remanded in custody while the case proceeds under the Indian Penal Code provisions for kidnapping and illegal confinement.
The Delhi Health Department has announced a review of security protocols in hospital wards to prevent similar incidents, and child welfare officials are monitoring the rescued child's rehabilitation.