Hyderabad, Oct 29 (PTI) A one-and-half-month-old boy,allegedly sold for Rs 40,000 to a woman by his mother'sneighbour, was rescued by the city police from Medak districtof Telangana yesterday with the arrest of two women.
The arrested women are identified as Jayashree andAnasuya.
According to police, Jayashree, the neighbour of theboy's mother (30), a housemaid, had allegedly sold the infantto Anasuya soon after his birth in the first week ofSeptember.
The boy's mother had sought financial assistance fromJayashree for delivery as her husband had left her last year,a Uppal Police Station official said.
"Soon after the (boy's) birth, Jayashree told thewoman that the baby has been shifted to another hospital dueto his ill-health. However, she allegedly sold the baby toAnasuya for Rs 40,000," the official said today.
He said the boy's mother lodged a police complaintafter her pleas to Jayashree to know about her son'swhereabouts fell on deaf years.
During investigation, the police traced the boy toMedak and reunited him with his mother after rescuing him.
A case was registered against Jayashree and Anasuyaunder relevant sections of Juvenile Justice Act, he said,adding that police are investigating whether the baby's motherhad any role in the matter. PTI VVKNSK.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.