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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Fresh snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir
Srinagar (PTI): Few areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir, including the Gulmarg tourist resort, received fresh snowfall, while the plains were lashed by rains on Sunday, officials said.
The upper reaches of Gulmarg, including Apharwat and Kongdoori bowls, received snowfall, which continued till last reports came in.Pir Ki Gali, along the Mughal Road in Shopian district of south Kashmir, and Sonamarg Zojilla axis also received fresh snowfall.
The snowfall on the Zojilla Pass forced the closure of the Srinagar-Leh national highway, the officials added.
The plains of the valley, including Srinagar, were lashed by rains which were going on till last reports, the officials said.
The wet weather has brought down the day temperature across the valley.
The Meteorological Department has forecast erratic weather till March 20.
It said intermittent light to moderate rain, or snow in the higher reaches was likely till Monday morning.
There is a possibility of a brief spell of light rain or snow, in the higher reaches, at isolated places on Tuesday.
From March 18-20, the weather will remain generally cloudy with a possibility of intermittent light to moderate rain or snow at many places.
The MeT Office said another wet spells is likely on March 24-25, with light rain, or snow in the higher reaches, at scattered places.
It said there is a possibility of thunder or gusty winds, about 40-50 kmph, at a few places on Sunday and Monday.
