On May 9, 2019, a 50-yr-old woman was arrested for lifting a five-day-old infant from a government hospital in Pollachi, Tamil Nadu. The woman was identified as Mariamma, a resident of Udmalpet. According to ANI, the child belongs to a tribal couple, who is a resident of Narikalpathi village near Annamalai.

Tamil Nadu: Police has arrested a 50-yr-old woman in Pollachi for lifting a 5-day-old infant from the government hospital on 5th May. The accused has been sent to Coimbatore Central prison. pic.twitter.com/0ySKiMUVLi

— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2019

According to the police, "As per the parents of the infant, the accused met them in the hospital and told them that her husband had been admitted in the male ward of the same hospital. She urged them to allow her to stay in a female ward with their child."