{
  "id": 11397344,
  "title": "Couple in India sells their baby for S$1,595, buys gold chains & phones, baby gets resold 4 more times",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/couple-in-india-sells-their-baby-for-s-1-595-buys-gold-chains-phones",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T08:46:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/10/couple-sell-baby/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Maharashtra, India, a couple sold their one-month-old baby for 120,000 rupees, which is equivalent to S$1,595. The couple sold the infant to make ends meet, as they lived by working odd jobs. The father was an alcoholic. The sale was reported to the police on September 20, 2022, by the mother, who had filed a complaint against her husband for domestic violence.\n\nDuring the police investigation, it was discovered that the couple had indeed sold their newborn. They sold the baby to a middleman for 120,000 rupees, who then resold the child to another woman for 270,000 rupees (S$3,591). This second buyer subsequently sold the infant to a man named Suresh, who falsely claimed to be a doctor. Suresh paid 350,000 rupees (S$4,655) for the baby, who was then handed over to his relative, Uma, for the same price.\n\nThe police managed to locate the baby after he was taken more than 550 kilometers away from his home in Hyderabad. A total of seven people were arrested in connection with the case, and several items, including mobile phones and a gold necklace, were confiscated. Further investigations are ongoing to determine if the middlemen and the fake doctor were involved in any other trafficking activities.",
  "summary": "All individuals involved have been arrested.",
  "key_points": [
    "Couple in Maharashtra sold newborn for S$1,595 to survive",
    "Baby resold four times, totaling 550 km distance",
    "Seven arrested, gold chains and phones confiscated"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}