Raichur(PTI): An alleged attempt to kidnap a newborn from the government hospital in Raichur was foiled by alert attendants and visitors, police said on Thursday.
A group of individuals—reportedly in saris—entered the Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in the early hours of Wednesday and targeted the maternity ward on the fourth floor, taking advantage of the fact that most attendants were asleep.
One of the suspects allegedly attempted to abduct a newborn, but nearby attendants grew suspicious and intervened. The person, disguised as a woman, was caught after a brief scuffle and handed over to the police.
Two others are believed to have been part of the group involved in the attempted kidnapping, but they managed to flee the scene, police added.
Eyewitnesses expressed concern over the absence of home guard personnel, who were reportedly not on duty at the time of the incident.
The apprehended suspect was later handed over to the Market Police Station by the public.
An investigation is underway.
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New Delhi (PTI): "I will look into it," Chief Justice of India B R Gavai assured on Wednesday when a plea relating to stray dogs was mentioned for urgent hearing in the Supreme Court.
The plea by the Conference for Human Rights (India) was mentioned before a bench of the chief justice and Justice K Vinod Chandran by a lawyer.
Another bench has already passed an order in relation to stray dogs, the CJI pointed out.
On August 11, a bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan observed that instances of dog bites had given rise to an "extremely grim" situation and ordered the permanent relocation of all strays in Delhi-NCR "at the earliest".
On Wednesday, the lawyer referred to a May 2024 order passed by a bench led by Justice J K Maheshwari relegating petitions relating to the stray dog issue to respective high courts.
The CJI then assured that he will look into it.
The plea by Conference for Human Rights (India) claims the Animal Birth Control (Dog) Rules, 2001 mandating regular sterilisation and immunisation programmes for stray dogs to curtail their growing population are not being complied with.
In its August 11 ruling, the apex court also said dog shelters will have to be augmented over time and directed Delhi authorities to start with creating shelters of around 5,000 canines within six to eight weeks.
Besides, the bench warned of strict action against an individual or organisation in case of any kind of obstruction in the relocation drive that might also prompt the court to initiate contempt proceedings.