Sangrur, May 27 -- Police on Sunday arrested a woman identified as Sumiti, a Ludhiana resident, for allegedly posing as a nurse at the civil hospital and attempting to steal two newborns.

Senior medical officer Dr Vinod confirmed the incident and said the hospital administration filed a complaint with the police.

A case has been filed against the woman under Section 137(2) (deals with the offence of kidnapping a child) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

According to FIR, the incident happened on Sunday afternoon in the hospital's gynaecology ward. "At around 3:15 pm, a woman posing as a nurse entered the ward and approached Robinpreet Kaur who had a daughter on May 23. The woman picked up the newborn and stated that she was taking t...