Karnataka: Police foils attempt to sell 15-day-old baby in Shivmoga; four women arrested
Shivamogga: A group of four people who were trying to sell a 15-day-old male child was arrested by the Tunga Nagar Police and Child Welfare Helpline staff.
A woman owning a beauty parlour in Tipu Nagar had taken help from a local woman to try to sell the infant. The police, who raided a house in Tipu Nagar, caught four people involved in the criminal attempt – Shaila, Suma, Tulasi, and Shanmukha. Shaila was allegedly involved in two earlier incidents.
The child belongs to a relative of Suma. The group had bargained with a man for Rs 1.5 lakh in exchange for the child.
During questioning by the police, the family members revealed that since they were poor and the mother of the child was mentally unstable, they had decided to sell the child.
The three arrested women and the child have been sent to Surabhi Mahila Santwana Kendra.
Child Helpline staff, Women and Child Development Department officers, and the police were part of the raiding team.
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Indian deputy chief of mission meets lawmakers; India-US ties discussed
Washington, Mar 26 (PTI): India’s Deputy Chief of Mission in the US Namgya Khampa met Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth to discuss further strengthening collaboration in defence, trade and investment.
Khampa met the Democrat Congresswoman from Maryland, who is a member of the House Armed Services Committee, here on Wednesday.
“They discussed recent global developments and ways to further strengthen India-US collaboration in defence, trade & investment, and people-to-people ties,” the Indian Embassy here said in a post on X.
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On Tuesday, the deputy chief of mission met Congresswoman Suzan DelBene from Washington state and thanked her for her support to the India-US partnership.
“They discussed issues of bilateral interest -- trade, technology, defence partnership, and recognised the contributions of the Indian-American community in the relationship,” the Embassy said.
