Police today rescued a newborn baby from Khajanagar in Kushtia, a day after she was stolen from Natore Modern Sadar Hospital.
Police arrested two women in connection with the incident. The detainees were identified as Kajoli Khatun, 42, hailed from Khajanagar village in Sadar upazila and Mst. Kajoli, 30, a resident of Poradaha area in Kushtia Sadar upazila. She used to live in Chak Baidyanath area in Natore town.
Police super of Natore Sifur Rahman in a press briefing this noon said, on information police detained Mst. Kajoli, the fake nurse, at around 5 am from Chak Baidyanath area in Natore town. Later, after her confessional statement, police conducted a raid at Khajanagar village in Kushtia and arrested Kajoli Khatun who bought the newborn baby at a cost of Taka 8000.
Natore Sadar Hospital sources said Hasnahena, a woman of Naldanga upazila, gave birth to the baby at the hospital on Thursday noon.
On Friday morning Mst Kajoli in a nurse’s uniform entered the hospital and stole the baby.
Civil Surgeon of the hospital Dr Muhammad Moshiur Rahman said they informed police immediately.
The new born baby was handed to her parents.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha