Hyderabad: A 18 day-old girl child was sold by her own father in the city. Withing 24 hours of this complaint being registered at the Bandlaguda police station, police have solved the case and arrested three persons including the baby girl’s father on Friday. The child who was sold was also rescued safely and handed over to her mother.
Mohd Asif (43), an auto driver and his wife, Asma Begum (31), were residents of the Mohammed Nagar in Bandlaguda. They were blessed with a baby girl in the last week of June. The couple also named her as Hafeeza. However, the infant went through troubles soof after that.
However, the police said that Asif, who was having financial problems, decided to sell the child and clear his debt. He approached a resident of Abdullapurmet, Chand Sultana (55), and struck a deal of Rs 1 lakh for selling the girl child. On July 8, Asif informed his wife he was taking the baby out to a nearby shop, but returned home after few hours alone, without the newborn.
“When Asma enquired about the whereabouts of the child, Asif gave vague replies. Suspecting his behaviour, she confronted him and he spilled the beans. She approached the police only on Thursday and lodged a formal complaint,” said an official.
Asif was detained and questioned and based on his confession, the intermediary Chand Sultana and subsequently Minal Saad, the buyer of the child from Karnataka was arrested. The trio was produced before the court for remanding in judicial custody.
