Chamarajanagar: Parents among five arrested for selling new-born girl for ₹50,000
Chamarajanagar: Police arrested five people, including the parents, in connection with the illegal sale of a new-born baby girl for ₹50,000. The case came to light after the child went missing last year, officials said.
The baby girl was born to Sindhu and Manjunayaka, residents of Ramasamudra in Chamarajanagar town, on July 26, 2025, at the Chamarajanagar District Hospital. However, Child Development Project Officers later noticed that the newborn was not in the custody of the parents. Following this, a complaint was filed at the police station on September 15, 2025.
Based on the complaint, police launched an investigation and took the parents into custody on January 23. During interrogation, it was revealed that the newborn had been sold for ₹50,000 to a couple, Javaraya and Nethra of Konanur village in Arakalgud taluk of Hassan district, through an intermediary.
Police said the intermediary was Shanta, a Group D employee working at Cheluvamba Hospital in Mysuru, who allegedly facilitated the illegal transaction.
During the investigation, police traced and rescued the baby, who had been in the custody of the couple for nearly six months. The child was found to be healthy and was handed over to the Child Development Department for care and protection.
Investigators said the accused had been absconding for around six months and were tracked using technical and scientific methods. Those arrested include the child’s parents Sindhu and Manjunayaka, the middlewoman Shanta, and the couple Javaraya and Nethra, who had illegally kept the child.
All five accused were produced before a court and have been remanded to judicial custody.
The investigation was carried out under the guidance of District Superintendent of Police Muthuraj, Additional Superintendent of Police Shashidhar, Deputy Superintendent of Police Sneharaj N, Inspector M Jagadeesh, Sub-Inspector R Manjunath and staff of the Chamarajanagar Town Police Station.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
