Police on Friday arrested a doctor from Telangana’s Khamman district for allegedly selling babies to childless couples. According to the officer, the doctor sold the newborns, all girls, belonging to tribals after delivery at his hospital to childless couples for amounts ranging between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 2 lakh. “Believing Srinivas, the parents, mostly daily wagers, abandoned their children at the hospital. He later sold them to childless parents,” the officer said. A case was registered against Srinivas a month ago in Mahabubabad district for allegedly conducting illegal sex determination tests, the ACP added.

Source: Hindustan Times June 30, 2017 12:11 UTC