Nagpur: A magistrate court on Saturday questioned the Tehsil Police over the arrest of 29-year-old Ashiana Anjum Syed Altaf for kidnapping a newborn girl from Daga Hospital, directing the police to furnish a detailed explanation within a stipulated time. The court granted her bail immediately.Ashiana was taken into custody on Friday. While being taken to the police station, Ashiana had jumped out of an autorickshaw and injured herself. She was admitted to Mayo Hospital. After treatment, she was arrested on Saturday morning.Tehsil Police sought magisterial custody for sending Ashiana to central jail, citing how she planned the kidnapping and the grave risk she posed to the baby’s life. The magistrate, however, sought a written explanation from police, pointing out that the offence of kidnapping carries a maximum punishment of less than seven years. In cases carrying a punishment of less than seven years, police are supposed to release the accused after serving a notice.During interrogation, police said they found Ashiana to be displaying symptoms of mental disturbance. Officers also learnt that she has a 10-year-old daughter, but two of her own newborns had died earlier, including one on Aug 11. Police said Ashiana then decided to take someone else’s child. After three days of attempts, she entered the hospital ward and sneaked away with the newborn daughter of Shakti Pathrabe and Prabha from ward number 17 on Friday, said police.