A tiny lie in order to stave off questions on her unwed sister's sick baby whom she had brought to the hospital for treatment, landed a woman behind bars for 21 days and the infant under 24-hour police watch at Sion hospital. The child's mother and uncle have been camping outside Sion hospital for more than a month waiting to get the baby back.

On August 24, the Kandivli-based woman had brought the week-old boy to Shatabdi hospital after he fell sick. He had been brought to the city on August 20 from UP where he was born, on August 15. His mother, who had him out of wedlock, had handed him over to her childless sister and brother-in-law. As the breastfeeding had stopped, the infant fell ill and his aunt brought him to the hospital.