Archive · 28 Nov 2025
Woman arrested for stealing newborn in UP
A woman named Poonam Devi took a baby boy from a hospital in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh.
She visited the hospital to see her cousin's daughter and then took the baby, saying she was going to breastfeed.
The police found her and the baby in a village called Manikoura.
The woman said she took the baby because she has three daughters and wanted a baby boy.
The police used hospital cameras to find her.
She was arrested and the baby was safely recovered.
A woman named Poonam Devi stole a newborn baby boy from a medical college in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh.
The baby was taken from the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) on Wednesday.
Poonam Devi was arrested and the baby was recovered within 30 hours of the incident.
The woman revealed she has three daughters and wanted a baby boy, prompting her to steal the newborn.
Police used CCTV footage to track her movements and recover the baby from Manikoura village.
- Who
- Poonam Devi, a woman from Manikoura village
- What
- Stolen a newborn baby boy from a medical college
- When
- The baby went missing on Wednesday, recovered on Thursday evening
- Where
- Kushinagar district, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- The woman had three daughters and wanted a baby boy
- Location
- Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh
- Accused
- Poonam Devi
- Baby's Location
- Manikoura village, Padrauna
- Time of Recovery
- 30 hours after the incident
- Legal Action
- Booked under Section 97 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita