Hours after a report of selling of a 19-day-old boy came to fore in Bhubaneswar, the Commissionerate Police on Thursday night rescued the baby from Gadakana under the Mancheswar police station.
Later, the baby was admitted to the Capital Hospital for medical examination in the presence of Childline members.
On Friday, police arrested three persons, including the child’s father Dilu Das, in connection with the incidence.
Notably, selling and buying of children is punishable under Section 81 of the Juvenile Justice Act and attracts a five-year rigorous imprisonment.
The parents of the child admitted that they sold the baby to a couple and received Rs 10,000 by executing an agreement in the non-judicial paper with an ASHA Worker and a local person as mediators.
Earlier on Thursday, Childline members had received a phone call informing that a child of Satya Nagar Basti in Bharatpur under the Khandagiri police station in the city was sold by his parents for Rs 1.5 lakh. Following this, two members of Childline reached Bharatpur and inquired into the matter. After the Childline members sought help, police rescued the child.
