# Doctor, couple booked for taking woman’s newborn in Chennai 2026-10-06T04:09:18+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Chennai police have booked a doctor at a private fertility clinic in Kolathur and a childless couple after a 27-year-old woman alleged they took her newborn son. The complainant, K Meghala of Chengalpattu, said she delivered a boy at the clinic on 29 July 2025 after losing her husband in February 2025. According to her complaint, the hospital told her the baby was unwell and isolated, then a doctor suggested she let a childless couple, R Vanitha (39) and Rajendran, keep the child for three months. Meghala agreed after the couple paid her Rs 4 lakh hospital bill. In December 2025, the couple refused to return the baby. Police said a preliminary inquiry found no money changed hands, and noted contradicting versions from the complainant. Meghala said she delayed approaching the police because she was intimidated by the couple. Investigations are ongoing. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both newindianexpress.com and dtnext.in report the same facts neutrally, with no discernible slant toward any party. newindianexpress.com leads with the allegation and adds that the complainant was intimidated, while dtnext.in flags contradicting versions from the complainant early and notes she saw a social media ad for free treatment. The uniform straight-reporting coverage leaves the credibility of the allegations to the ongoing police inquiry. No next step beyond the investigation is named by either outlet. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - newindianexpress.com (neutral report) Straight reporting of complaint and police statement - dtnext.in (neutral report) Straight reporting, flags contradictions in complaint This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Chengalpattu, Chennai, Kolathur, Tiruvottiyur Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/doctor-couple-booked-for-taking-womans-newborn-in-chennai/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/doctor-couple-booked-for-taking-womans-newborn-in-chennai/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/