Two arrested on charge of selling newborn baby in Karnataka
The Hindu
N.R. Pura police got information about the sale and rescued the baby, along with officials of the Child Welfare Committee.
Shivamogga
Chikkamagaluru police arrested the mother of a newborn and another person on the charge of selling the baby in Koppa on May 28.
Ratna, a resident of Haravari village in Koppa taluk, gave birth to a female baby at the government hospital in Koppa on May 22. She and her husband Sadanand handed over the baby to Kusuma, a retired nurse.
The baby was allegedly sold to Raghavendra, a resident of Karkala in Udupi district, for ₹1 lakh. Kusuma is a relative of Raghavendra.
N.R. Pura police got information about the sale and rescued the baby, along with officials of the Child Welfare Committee, on May 28. They arrested Kusuma and Ratna. Sadanand was not arrested as he had health issues.
N.R. Pura police transferred the case to Koppa police, as the crime was committed in Koppa.













