Stolen baby: Family contests hospital report

PIMS admin says family is to blame for trusting a stranger with the baby


Sehrish Wasif January 17, 2015
PIMS admin says family is to blame for trusting a stranger with their baby. STOCK IMAGE

ISLAMABAD: The family of the newborn baby, who was stolen from the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) last week, has contested the hospital’s inquiry report into the case, terming it replete with factual errors.

In its final inquiry report into the theft case, which was sent to Islamabad chief commissioner, IG and the Capital Administration and Development Division, the Pims administration had blamed “outsiders” and not the hospital staff for the incident. The report also said the family must be blamed for trusting a stranger and letting her handle their baby in the first place.

The family, which has been protesting at the hospital premises since the newborn was stolen, has expressed dissatisfaction over the final inquiry report saying it contained many factual errors.

In the report, it has been mentioned that the boy’s mother was admitted to the hospital on January 9. But according to the maternal uncle of the stolen baby, Atiqur Rehman, and the hospital file, Shazia Ziaullah Khan was actually admitted to the hospital a day earlier. The report adds that the baby was delivered at 5am on the morning of January10 and handed over to the family at 5:10am, however, according to the hospital file, the baby was born at 1:35 am on January 9.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Umar has said that holding the (victim’s) family responsible in the theft case was not fair.

“I believe that the police can easily take advantage of this situation (blaming of family) and may conclude that it happened due to a personal enmity,” Umar said while talking to The Express Tribune after meeting the victim’s family at the Pims on Friday.

Umar, who won his NA seat from Islamabad in the last elections, was invited by the missing boy’s family to put pressure on the hospital administration and police to broaden the scope of investigation.

“The stolen baby’s maternal uncle had contacted me yesterday to visit the hospital and I met the family today,” said Umar while expressing his dissatisfaction over the final inquiry report complied by the Pims administration.

“These factual errors clearly reflect that the inquiry was carried out in a non-serious manner just to get rid of the case,” said Umar, adding that he has asked the administration to review the report.

Pims Spokesperson Dr Ayesha Ishani said that they got the file from the family after the hospital finalised the inquiry report. She added that factual errors in the report could not be ruled out.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 17th, 2015.

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