Woman arrested for giving away her baby

Millat Park police in Lahore on Monday recovered a one-month-old baby girl hours after she was allegedly abducted by her mother, Amna Bibi, who had given birth to two daughters previously.

The police have arrested two accused, including Amna Bibi, and her accomplice Kulsoom Bibi. The police swung into action after receiving reports that a one-month-old baby girl had been abducted in the Millat Park area. Superintendent of Police (SP) Iqbal Town Raza Tanveer formed a team led by SDPO Javed Siddique to recover the girl.

During the investigation, the father of the girl, Khalid, told the police that his daughter was kidnapped by an unidentified person. According to the police, Amna Bibi had handed over her daughter to a woman named Kulsoom Bibi. However, the police recovered the girl within a few hours and arrested the two women.

Separately, the Lahore chief traffic officer (CTO) on Monday sacked four traffic wardens, allegedly addicted to drugs, after they refused to be admitted to the rehabilitation centre at the Mental Hospital.

Meanwhile, Customs officials on Monday foiled an attempt to smuggle unauthorised injections at the Lahore airport. The injections were being brought to Lahore from abroad through the Emirates airline. The Customs officials recovered 95,000 injections from a passenger and started further investigation.

Duaa Mirza is a correspondent covering crime, social issues and law enforcement. She is the youngest crime reporter and the only woman who visits crime scenes on her motorbike. She tweets @DuaaMirza12.