Kottayam: A newborn baby was kidnapped from the gynaecology ward of the Kottayam Medical College hospital. The infant was recovered by the police within an hour the issue came to public notice.

The incident happened at around  3.30 pm on Thursday. The baby was later found in front of a hotel near the hospital. The baby is safe.

A woman dressed up as a nurse approached the mother and said the doctor wants to see the baby. She left the hospital with the infant. The mother approached the nursing station after some time as the baby was not brought back. Nurses told her that they did not take the baby. Panicked hospital staff informed the police.

The CCTV visuals show a woman wearing a light-rose coloured dress, say police. Staff and other witnesses claim they have seen the lady in the hospital on earlier occasions too.