Indian couple sell their eight-month-old son to buy iPhone - Trending News
In a shocking incident reported from India’s eastern state of West Bengal, a couple sold their eight-month-old baby for 200,000 Indian rupees or $2,400. The bizarre development is said to be from the state’s North 24 Parganas district.
A police investigation is going on, and the child’s mother, named Sathi, has already been arrested. However, the father of the baby, named Jaydev, is absconding.
How did they get caught?
Interestingly, it was the couple’s neighbours who sounded the alarm. Their neighbours in the Panihati Gandhinagar area grew suspicious after they noted the child’s absence and the sudden change in the couple’s behaviour.
The couple was struggling to make ends meet days earlier,
Upon being asked by their neighbours about the whereabouts of the baby, the couple admitted they sold their son in return for money.
Police recover the child from another woman
Soon after, the police were informed and the baby was rescued from a lady in the Khardah area. Apparently, the couple had sold their son to this lady for money. The lady, named Priyanka Ghosh, has also been arrested by the police.
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Neighbours allege that the couple, who also have a seven-year-old daughter, also indulges in drug abuse.
Reports say the father of the child was also thrashed by an enraged mob of neighbours.
The couple wanted to sell their daughter too
As per a statement from a local councillor, the couple was about to sell their daughter too.
Local councillor Tarak Guha said, “After selling the boy, Jaydev also tried to sell the girl on Saturday midnight. We informed the police as soon as we came to know about it. Police have arrested Jaydev.”
As per a statement by a police official, it was not clear whether the boy was sold due to poverty or any other reason.
According to a police officer from Barrackpore Commissionerate, the investigation is going on, and the case is being looked at from all angles.
Earlier media reports also said that the couple sold their child to buy an expensive iPhone so that they can shoot and upload reels on social media, a claim WION couldn't verify independently.