Online child trafficking: Newborn sold for Rs 8 lakh on Facebook - Firstpost

Would you like to make Firstpost your default homepage?   Yes | No Crimes against children in India seem to be only increasing. In a shocking case of child trafficking, a man in Ludhiana reportedly sold his grandchild for Rs 45,000 to a hospital nurse. After changing two hands, the newborn was sold off for Rs 8 lakh through bidding on Facebook. Police officials told IndiaToday, that the maternal grandfather, Feroze Khan, stole the newborn boy from his daughter while she was asleep. He later told her that her baby was stillborn. He then sold the child to a nurse at Satyam Hospital for Rs 45,000. The nurse, Sunita, then sold the child to lab assitant Gurpreet Singh, for Rs 3 lakh who then put the infant for sale on Facebook. Amit Kumar, a businessman from Delhi, then purchased the child for Rs 8 lakh after seeing photographs of the child on the networking site. The police, according to Hindustan Times, have arrested Kumar and have rescued the child who is now admitted to a hospital in New Delhi. Further investigations are on and the police are considering registering a case under the Information Technology Act as well. Firstpost encourages open discussion and debate, but please adhere to the rules below, before posting. Comments that are found to be in violation of any one or more of the guidelines will be automatically deleted: Personal attacks/name calling will not be tolerated. This applies to comments directed at the author, other commenters and other politicians/public figures Please do not post comments that target a specific community, caste, nationality or religion. While you do not have to use your real name, any commenters using any Firstpost writer's name will be deleted, and the commenter banned from participating in any future discussions. Comments will be moderated for abusive and offensive language. via Technology - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG6ABSIecNdESezpGwLtpKGV5UWvg&url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/online-child-trafficking-newborn-sold-for-rs-8-lakh-on-facebook-724721.html

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