In an attempt to determine the truth behind the allegation of swapping of a baby girl that died at the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) at Burla with a living newborn girl, the district police said it would conduct a DNA test of the deceased infant.
Tension ran high at the VIMSAR premises after parents of an infant alleged that their baby girl had been swapped with another child on Saturday.
The parents of the girl, who are residents of Natakideula in Samabalpur district, had brought their baby to the hospital from Redhakhol hospital at around 11 amon Friday. But the girl died at 9 pm while undergoing treatment.
Following the death of the girl, the parents claimed the baby undergoing treatment at bed number-17 of the SNCU is their daughter and demanded a DNA test.
However, the parents of the girl undergoing treatment at bed number-17 argued that the baby is their daughter.
Burla police station IIC Tophan Bag said, “We will try to determine the truth. Considering the demand and allegation made by the family members of the deceased girl, we have decided to conduct a DNA test to ascertain whether the dead baby girl is theirs or not.”