Couple goes missing leaving behind 4-yr-old’s dead body at hospital

Team Udayavani, Aug 22, 2019, 2:38 PM IST

Hubbali : Doubts are being raised into the death of a four-year-old child following a couple’s mysterious disappearance upon being informed about his death by hospital authorities.

The incident took place at Kims hospital of Hubbali here. On Wednesday late night, a couple admitted the four-year-old, presumably their child into the hospital. However, they went missing shortly after doctors informed them about the child’s death. A video of the couple entering the hospital premises has been captured on CCTV but there is no footage of them leaving the premises.

Upon being alerted about the incident, Vidyanagar police visited the hospital and began investigations. The couple have been identified as Dadapir Sheikh and Pooja Thakur as per the details given in the hospital record. When police visited the address mentioned in the record, they found that the couple had vacated the rented house just a week ago.

Blood clots found on the baby’s cheeks gave rise to doubts of ill-doing by the couple.

According to police Dadapir, a resident of Nakara City, is a rowdy sheeter