Kathmandu, May 6 -- Former Nepali Janata Dal lawmaker Gayatri Shah and her husband Rajesh Mahato have been arrested by the Metropolitan Police Range, Lalitpur, for leaving their Down syndrome newborn baby at Nepal Mediciti Hospital.
Shah and Mahato were arrested from Bhaisepati, Lalitpur, at around 4pm on Sunday based on the complaint filed by the hospital.
Shah was admitted to the hospital at around 10:30 am on March 12. She underwent Caesarean operation that same day and gave birth to the baby.
It was Shah's second pregnancy. She had terminated her first after learning that the foetus had Down syndrome.
Shah has accused the hospital of not informing her about her unborn baby's condition when she was pregnant for the second time.
She ...