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Badaun Hospital Theft Caught on CCTV: Thief Steals Patients' Mobile Phones While They Sleep (Video)

In a startling security lapse, an unidentified thief sneaked into a ward at the New Jivandan Hospital in Badaun and walked away with multiple mobile phones belonging to admitted patients. The incident, which took place during the early hours of the morning, has raised serious concerns regarding the safety and security protocols of private healthcare facilities in district.

Badaun Hospital Theft Caught on CCTV: Thief Steals Patients' Mobile Phones While They Sleep (Video)
Thief Steals Patients' Mobile Phones Inside Ward (Photo Credits: X/@Sachingupt)
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In a startling security lapse, an unidentified thief sneaked into a ward at the New Jivandan Hospital in Badaun and walked away with multiple mobile phones belonging to admitted patients. The incident, which took place during the early hours of the morning, has raised serious concerns regarding the safety and security protocols of private healthcare facilities in the district. Theft in Uttar Pradesh Hospital Video: Thief Steals Mobile Phones From Patients in Emergency Ward in Farrukhabad, Probe Launched.

According to hospital sources, the suspect entered the general ward while the patients and their attending relatives were asleep. Moving quietly from bed to bed, the intruder managed to gather all the mobile phones left on charging docks and side tables before escaping unnoticed. The theft was discovered at dawn when patients woke up and found their devices missing. A formal complaint has been lodged with the local police, who have initiated an investigation into the matter. Theft Caught on Camera in Araku Valley: Man Steals Phones From Sleeping Patients at Andhra Pradesh Hospital, Police Launch Probe as Video Goes Viral.

Thief Steals Patients' Mobile Phones Inside Ward

Security footage from the hospital's CCTV cameras is currently being scanned to identify the perpetrator. Meanwhile, patient families have expressed outrage over the lack of active security personnel on duty during the night shift. Hospital management has promised full cooperation with law enforcement agencies and stated that security measures will be tightened immediately.

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