June 10th 2024.
In Balasore, a shocking incident has left the community in disbelief and anger. An unidentified woman entered the Mother and Child Health Centre at the District Headquarters Hospital on Sunday and allegedly stole a newborn baby boy. This is the second time in the past two months that a newborn has been abducted from the hospital, causing widespread outrage among the locals.
The victim, Anita Dandapata, wife of Purnachandra Dandapata from Kulachada village, was admitted to the hospital late Saturday night. She was accompanied by her mother-in-law and ASHA worker Sandhyarani Jena. After a successful delivery around midnight, Anita was resting with her baby boy by her side. However, in the early hours of Sunday, an unknown woman approached her bed and began talking to the ASHA worker.
The woman then asked Anita if she could take the baby to see the doctor. Anita, trusting the stranger, handed over her newborn to her. However, to everyone's shock, the woman quickly left the hospital premises with the baby, leaving Anita's family members and hospital staff in a state of panic. Despite their frantic efforts, the woman and the baby could not be found. The family immediately reported the incident to the Medical outpost and the police were notified.
Upon reviewing the CCTV footage, the police were able to identify the suspect and have detained the ASHA worker and the security guard for questioning. This is not the first time such a tragic incident has occurred in the hospital. Just last month, a newborn baby boy was taken from Tikili Barik, wife of Susant Barik, of Athabatia village for treatment of jaundice. In a cruel twist of fate, the baby was replaced with a baby girl and the abductor fled the scene. The police were able to rescue the baby boy within 24 hours and return him to his family.
The community is appalled by these incidents and demand that the authorities take strict action to prevent such heinous crimes from happening again. Security measures at the hospital must be enhanced to ensure the safety of the patients and their newborns. It is a relief that the police were able to track down the suspect in the latest abduction, but the trauma and pain caused to the families cannot be undone. Let us hope that justice is served and such incidents never happen again.
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