A case was registered and later the woman was nabbed. She said that she had sons but desired for a daughter, police said. (Photo: Representational image)

New Delhi: A woman was arrested for allegedly abducting a five-day-old girl from a hospital in north Delhi, police said on Monday.

On May 22, a woman was admitted to the Bara Hindu Rao Hospital and gave birth to a girl, they said.

In her ward, a woman named Firdos was also admitted.

On May 26, at 8 am, Firdos took the baby with her to the nursery on the pretext of a check-up, police added.

A case was registered and later the woman was nabbed. She said that she had sons but desired for a daughter, they said