Father sold newborn girl for 6000 in Assam

Father sold newborn girl in Assam for 6 thousand: Informed the family about the child's death; 3 accused arrested

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 09:17 AM (IST)
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Father sold newborn girl for 6000 in Assam

A newborn baby girl was sold for Rs 6000 in the Vishwanath district of Assam. The incident took place in the Gohpur area of ​​the district. Police have arrested 3 people in the case. The girl's father is also among those arrested. The police gave this information on Friday.
Sushil Kumar Dutta, officer-in-charge of Gohpur police station said that the father had sold his daughter in the Lakhimpur district. The girl has been rescued safely.
Police said that the father of the accused who was caught had lodged a complaint with the police station. The complainant said that my daughter-in-law gave birth to a girl child on August 11 at Gohpur Government Hospital. My son told me that the girl had died in the hospital, but I doubted her. I inquired about the birth of the girl child in the hospital, then the full disclosure came to light.
A case was registered against the accused father and a woman at Gohpur police station and an investigation was started. Police arrested both. Both the accused confessed to their crime. After this, the police came to know that the third accused is Krishna Prasad Upadhyay of the Lakhimpur district. After arresting the three, the gang selling newborn children is being traced.
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Muskan Kumawat Journalist & Writer