In Kushinagar, a father sold his 2-year-old son for twenty thousand rupees.
A case that shames humanity has come to light in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. A woman was admitted to the hospital during labor pains, where she gave birth to a son. After this the hospital prepared the bill. When the woman’s husband was unable to pay, she quoted the price of her second son and allegedly sold him for Rs 20,000. After this the woman could be discharged from the hospital. In this incident, the police are also accused of embezzling five thousand rupees. At the same time, when wife Lakshmina asked about her child after being discharged from the hospital, the whole matter came to light.
Mahesh Patel, a resident of Bhedihari Patti of Dashwan village in Barvapatti police station area, admitted his wife Lakshmina to a nearby doctor-run Khushi Clinic for delivery. After giving birth, the hospital demanded money, but due to lack of four thousand rupees, the hospital took the woman hostage. After which the woman’s husband Haresh left to arrange four thousand rupees.
The son was sold for 20 thousand rupees
The accused father finally decided to sell his two-year-old son after not being able to arrange the money. To free his wife, the father sold his son for twenty thousand rupees and then after depositing four thousand rupees in the hospital, he released his wife. According to Haresh Patel, the police also demanded money from him. On which he also gave five thousand rupees to the police.
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The police handed over the son to the mother
When Lakshmi reached home after being discharged from the hospital, she asked her husband about their two-year-old son. After this, Haresh told his wife the whole thing. When the mother learned of her son’s sale, her heart broke and she began to weep loudly. After which the people of the entire area came to know about the incident. As soon as the police came to know about taking the money, the Superintendent of Police made the accused policeman stand in line. Meanwhile, the police have handed over the sold baby girl to her mother.
The police are talking of taking action against hospital administrators and middlemen involved in the transfer of the child, but the question is how justified it is to hold the patient hostage and how long such hospitals will continue to prey on the poor. the village
