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Sale of girl child: five held

Staff Reporter

Two-month-old baby girl sold for Rs. 3,500 through a mediator

INHUMAN ACT: The tribal who allegedly sold his infant daughter to a woman being produced before the media by the Superintendent of Police, M.M. Bhagwat, in Nalgonda on Saturday.

NALGONDA: The police on Saturday arrested five persons, including a tribal couple, on the charge of selling a girl child 20 days ago.

Superintendent of Police Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat told reporters that the couple - Lavudya Kanya and Swapna - of Lavudya thanda in Dindi mandal allegedly sold their two-month-old fourth baby (Swetha) for Rs. 3,500 through a mediator Paltya Rangamma of Premnagar in Hyderabad. One Kadari Pushpaleela of Gummadivelli of Thungaturty mandal in Nalgonda district allegedly bought the baby with the help of Marisetti Nagamma of Premnagar. A sum of Rs.1,800 was paid as advance. The couple made the issue public because Rangamma failed to pay the remaining amount. The Dindi police booked a case on August 17 and made a detailed inquiry. Finally, they arrested all the five persons under Section 370 of the IPC. The undernourished baby, which was recovered from Pushpaleela, was handed over to Sishu Vihar, Nalgonda.

Pushpaleela told the police that she had bought the girl with a good intention. "Since I have no child, I asked Nagamma to find a baby, she reportedly told the police. "We are not going to spare those who sell and buy girl children. The girls would be used for slavery, begging and prostitution," the SP said.

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