Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, Mar 19: An infant was recovered and reunited with her family within hours by police after she was allegedly abducted from a Government Health Centre in Surankote area of district Poonch by a woman posing as a nurse.
A police spokesman said that Abdul Hamid Gujjar, a resident of Shindhra village in Haveli, alleged that he was contacted on Saturday by a woman who introduced herself as a nurse at the Primary Health Centre in Lassana. She enquired about the 25-day-old baby’s vaccination record and convinced him to bring her to the Health Centre for availing of financial aid.
“Hamid took the baby to the Health Centre where a burqa-clad woman deceived him and fled with the infant after engaging him in paperwork,” the spokesperson said.
After Hamid lodged a police complaint, a case under relevant sections was registered at Surankote Police Station and an investigation taken up.
“During the investigation, human and technical intelligence was collated. Police teams raided different locations and the baby was recovered from two women in the Ramkund area of Mankote tehsil in Mendhar,” the spokesman said.
Further investigation was in progress, police said.
Follow our WhatsApp channel