Woman sells 3-month-old baby girl; four held in Hyderabad

Two couples were arrested in connection with the alleged selling of a baby girl in Chilkalguda area here, police said on Wednesday.

Shalini, mother of the three-month-old girl, had allegedly sold her daughter for Rs 15,000 to Bhavani, who is childless, after the infant's birth on October 7. Shalini later demanded more money from Bhavani, they said.

"When Bhavani refused to pay additional amount, Shalini approached the police on December 22 and lodged a complaint stating that her daughter had been kidnapped," Chilkalguda Police Station Inspector K Srinivasulu said.

During the course of investigation, police found that it was Shalini who had filed a fake complaint and that she had sold her daughter, soon after giving her birth, to Bhavani, he said.

After thorough investigations, police booked a fresh offence under relevant sections of IPC and arrested Shalini and her husband Sai Kumar yesterday for selling their baby.

The buyers Bhavani and her husband S Raju were also arrested while the baby was sent to a child rescue centre, the police officer said.