VIJAYAWADA: Ajit Singh Nagar police registered a case under Section 81 of the Juvenile Justice Act R/W 511of the IPC against Amrutha Rao, a G Kondur-based Registered Medical Practitioner (RMP), for allegedly trying to sell a baby girl on Wednesday.
According to police, a complaint was received from ChildLine coordinator Arava Ramesh alleging that Amrutha Rao purportedly posted a message in a WhatsApp group asking members to contact him if anyone is willing to buy a newborn girl for `3 lakh.
Based on the complaint, police conducted an investigation and took the accused into custody. “During the investigation, it was revealed that Amrutha Rao received information about the baby girl from a woman, Pusphalatha. He posted the same,” said Sub-inspector SVV Laxminarayana.