Kathmandu : An infant who was gone missing from the Paropakar Maternity Home, Thapathali, has been found at Kandaghari.

Spokesperson at District Police Premises, Kathmandu, SP Nawaraj Adhikari, informed that the infant (female) lost from the hospital on Friday afternoon was found by the police at Kandaghari, Bhaktapur on Friday night itself.

“The infant was stolen by a woman. The woman has been arrested,” SP Adhikari added. The 26-day-old infant belonged to 22-year-old mother Sabina Shrestha, originally from Chauri Deurali Rural Municipality-3 of Kavrepalanchowk.

Shrestha, who was staying in Kapan, Kathmandu, had informed police verbally about her daughter gone missing from the hospital.

The police intensified the search immediately after they got information about the infant’s sudden disappearance.