Ahmedabad, Mar 13 (PTI) A woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing a 15-day-old child from the neo-natal care unit of a hospital in Paldi area here today, police said.

The accused, Shabana Hussain (22), was arrested from Isanpur area of the city where she lived, said officials.

The new-born baby boy has been rescued and the accused is being questioned, they said.

The boy was a premature baby born to Jyoti Rajput(24) who had delivered twins (boy and a girl) on February 22.

The babies were admitted to V S Hospital's neo-natal care unit as they were premature.

The hospital authorities have suspended two staff nurse and two security guards of the unit for negligence, following the incident, they said.