Compiled by FAZLEENA AZIZ, TAN SIN CHOW and R. ARAVINTHAN
A WOMAN in India abducted a baby boy from a hospital by hiding him in a bag, Malaysia Nanban reported.
The incident in Tamil Nadu was revealed after the newborn’s mother, identified only as Chenna, 20, found her three-day old son missing from her bedside upon waking up on Wednesday morning. She then called out for help.
Hospital workers and police checked the hospital’s surveillance footage and found that a woman, accompanied by a young boy, had entered the ward and left with a bag.
Police tracked her down and found the baby, who was returned to his parents the following day.
A follow-up probe led police to arrest six more people believed to be involved in a baby adoption plot.
> A teacher from SJKT Ringlet received four awards for his contribution to the teaching profession, Makkal Osai reported.
Anantarajoo Selvarajoo received his latest prize from the Cameron Highlands district education department on Wednesday.
He won a service excellence award last year. He had also received an award for innovation in teaching and being an inspirational teacher.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
