NOIDA: UP govt has revoked the licence of Navjeevan Hospital in Bisrakh and begun steps to seal the facility after its owner and two staffers were arrested for allegedly trying to sell a five-day-old baby girl for Rs 2.6 lakh.Police and health officials said they would also examine crucial hospital records, including delivery registers, to establish the infant’s trail.Deputy CMO Chandan Soni said the action followed a police report. “The hospital’s licence has been cancelled on the basis of police inputs. A three-member committee led by the CMO will examine all records, including delivery registers, to verify the identities of mothers and detect any manipulation. Its findings will be compiled as evidence and could be important in court,” he said.Officials said the panel will scrutinise documents in the hospital’s record room, including names, addresses and other details of women who delivered there. The aim, a senior health official said, is to establish the real identity of mothers and find out whether any other records were tampered with.The case surfaced after a couple from Ace City in Bisrakh alerted child protection authorities to a WhatsApp message claiming a newborn girl was “available for adoption”. Police said the message was circulated by Pushpa, a nurse at the hospital who also worked as a domestic help in the society. When the complainant’s wife called the number shared by Pushpa, she was allegedly told the baby could be handed over for Rs 2.6 lakh and that she should decide quickly.
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Acting on the complaint, Childline officials and police laid a trap. At the agreed spot, two hospital workers — operation theatre technician Ranjeet Singh (24) and cleaner Gajendra Singh (35) — arrived on a scooter with the newborn and were arrested.During questioning, police said, the two claimed they were acting on the instructions of hospital owner Yashika Garg, who was later arrested. Garg allegedly told police that a woman named Anjali had delivered the baby at the hospital five days earlier and said she could not raise the child. Police are still looking for Pushpa and her husband.The baby, officials said, is undergoing a full medical examination at Child PGI in Sector 30.
