Facing financial hardship, couple sell infant girl; rescued

\ Hyderabad, Oct 27 (PTI) A 15-day-old girl, who was\allegedly sold by her parents for Rs 10,000 to a childless\couple in Nalgonda district of Telangana, was rescued today.\ \\"The couple already has three daughters and another girl\was born to them fifteen days ago. They were also facing\financial problems and due to these reasons the baby girl was\sold to a childless couple yesterday,\\" Vemulapally police\station sub-inspector Vijay Kumar said based on preliminary\investigation.\ Based on information provided by a Child Development\Project Officer (CDPO) that a baby girl was sold because her\parents\\’ financial condition was not good and she was the\fourth girl born to them, a police team took up investigation\and found that the girl was sold to the childless couple, the\SI said.\ It is said that the baby was sold for Rs 10,000, he said,\adding that they have rescued the child.\ Police are in the process of registering a case and\further probe is on. PTI VVK NSK\RCJ\SRE\