A case was registered on Tuesday at the Meerut Medical College police station after the baby’s father, a resident of Mahalwala village in the Kithore area, lodged a complaint stating that his son was stolen at the Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Hospital where his wife had given birth a day ago.

The man, Neenu, said that his elder son, who is 3 years old, was also born in the same hospital.  Police recovered the newborn early this morning at 3 am from Phulbagh Colony from the wife of a priest. The baby was allegedly stolen by the priest’s son, identified as Keshav alias Deepak.  The police handed over the baby to its father, Neenu, after a careful examination by doctors at the Medical College. The woman arrested by the police revealed that she had stolen the baby to sell it. According to police, a lookout has been issued for the accused Deepak and that the police are conducting searches in many places.