The staff of Lahore Children’s Hospital replaced an unwell baby boy with a dead baby girl.

The hospital then handed over the body to the parents.

Irfan Akram, a citizen of Gujranwala, said that his son was born four days ago, and he brought him to Children’s Hospital Lahore for treatment. “The hospital staff declared the child dead after 6 hours and handed him over to me,” he recalled.

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Upon reaching home, Irfan found out that there was a dead girl in his baby’s clothes.

The police say a kidnapping case has been registered in the Naseerabad police station, and investigations have started with the help of CCTV footage, while the statements of the child’s family and hospital administration have also been recorded.