A two-month-old baby girl was allegedly sold by her parents for Rs 50,000 at the Kathajodi Vihar slum in Cuttack city on Wednesday evening. A team of the Childline rescued the infant and lodged a complaint at the Markat Nagar police station here. As many as six persons were detained by police in this connection.
The Childline had received information that members of a family of Saanta Sahi here came to the slum by a car to buy the baby for Rs 50,000. A Childline team rushed to the spot. However, the buyers had left the place by the time the Childline members reached the slum.
They chased car, intercepted it and then rescued baby. However, baby’s mother refuted the allegation of selling her child. “I and my husband have five children, including this baby girl. We are unable to earn and feed them after sustaining injuries in a mishap.