A woman was arrrested by the Agripada police and is presently being questioned after a five-day-old boy was stolen from the BMC-run BYL Nair Hospital on Thursday evening. The woman stole the infant from ward no 7, situated on the third floor. The Agripada police had first registered a case against the woman.

The accused woman went to VB Desai Hospital, Santacruz, claiming that she delivered the baby boy at home. Security began suspecting the woman and took her to the casualty ward. When a detailed medical examination was done, the doctors realised that she was lying. Meanwhile, a constable saw the message circulated by Agripada police about a baby being stolen from Nair Hospital. He then informed the Agripada police, who rushed to the hospital along with the baby's father and confirmed that the child was stolen. The woman, identified as Hejal Kotiya, is a resident of Nalasopara. Agripada police are probing the motive behind the crime.