Doctor, grandmother booked for selling baby born to minor
MUMBAI, Oct. 14 -- The Tulinj police on Tuesday booked a woman, along with a civic doctor, for allegedly selling a child born out of sexual assault on her minor daughter in Nalasopara. The man who allegedly fathered the child was also booked.
Police said that the minor girl gave birth to a male baby at Surya Hospital in Nalasopara East on Tuesday.
The girl's mother decided to sell the baby to a childless couple for Rs.40,000. The couple was introduced to the minor's mother by a doctor who works at the civic hospital run by the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation.
Acting on a tip-off, the police raided the doctor's private clinic. "We booked the doctor and the minor survivor's mother for the offence of selling a child, and the baby's father for rape under the Protection of Children against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act," said Vijay Jadhav, senior inspector at Tulinj police station.
Police said the prematurely born baby was sold to the Nalasopara couple after the mother was discharged from the hospital.
Following the incident, the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation sealed Surya Hospital.
Nilesh Deshmukh, chairman of the civic body's health department, said, "Strict action would be taken against those involved in conducting illegal deliveries."...
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