A 25-year-old woman was arrested in southeast Delhi for allegedly kidnapping an infant to sacrifice him to bring her dead father to life, police said on Saturday.

The child was recovered safely from the accused, identified as Shweta, a resident of Kotla Mubarakpur, they said. According to the police, the infant’s mother informed that the kidnapper met her in Safdarjung Hospital and introduced herself as a member of an NGO working for Jachcha-Bachcha care.