A tragic incident that occurred in the city of Jizzakh deeply affected the public. This was reported by Upl.uz.
A woman posing as a medical worker kidnapped a newborn baby from the maternity hospital. It was revealed that her actions were motivated by financial fraud.
She promised her neighbor to assist in the adoption process in exchange for money. Zaynabbibi Bobojonova, who lives in the Sharaf-Rashidov district, was found guilty by the court of committing fraud and kidnapping.
According to the case materials, she deceitfully obtained 5,550,000 soms from her neighbor. The woman promised to expedite the paperwork and facilitate the adoption process.
On January 31, 2025, Bobojonova came to the maternity hospital in the Yoshlar neighborhood of Jizzakh city. Learning that a patient named Pokiza Hamroeva had given birth to twins, she took advantage of the opportunity to carry out her fraudulent plan.
Wearing a medical mask, claiming to be a doctor's daughter, she entered the ward and took one of the newborn babies. She handed the baby over to her neighbor who was waiting to adopt.
After the incident, alarming news about the baby’s kidnapping quickly spread. Unaware of this event, the neighbor showed the news to Bobojonova.
Realizing that her deception had been exposed, the fraudster reported the incident to law enforcement authorities herself. The baby was quickly returned to the mother.
Soon, Bobojonova was arrested. The court charged her under Article 168 (fraud) and Article 137 (kidnapping) of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan.
She was sentenced to 5 years and 1 month of imprisonment. Additionally, the court imposed an obligation on her to compensate the neighbor for the damages caused by the fraud.
The appellate court did not change the verdict.
