The commission has observed that the alleged sale violated the baby's human rights and adoption laws. It issued the notices on Thursday to the chief secretaries and police chiefs of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, seeking a detailed report on the alleged sale. A notice has been sent also to the secretary in the Union women and child development ministry seeking a report on the matter. She told her neighbours that she had left the baby in the care of a family in Pollachi, Tamil Nadu, the report says. A preliminary probe by the state child rights committee and an NGO has found that the family sold the infant for Rs 1 lakh.

Source: The Telegraph January 26, 2018 20:15 UTC