Agencies
Harijon Pally (West Bengal), October 09:
Parents of an eight-months-old girl child sold her off for just Rs 4,000 in West Bengal’s Midnapore district due to severe monetary crisis amid the continuing pandemic that hit the nation eight months back, police said.
Police said preliminary investigation suggested that the family was dealing with acute poverty during the Covid-19 outbreak that started the livelihood opportunity crisis with repeated lockdowns since March.
During the interrogation the parents admitted that it became really difficult for them to make both ends meet owing to almost no-income.
The incident was reported from Harijon Pally area in the district.
Police said later the uncle of the infant somehow managed Rs 4,000 and got her back home on Thursday from the person she was sold to. He handed over the baby to the officials of the state child welfare department.
