Man, 3 agents held for selling baby boy, police restore infant to mother

Tiruvannamalai

The arrested were identified as Sarath kumar (29) the child’s father and brokers, Elumalai, Nandini, both from Erode and Janaki from Gobichettypalayam. Sources said that Sarath Kumar from a village near Vandavasi and Bhavani (27) were in love while working at Tirupur. As Bhavani became pregnant, Sarath married her. Bhavani delivered a baby boy at Chengalpattu GH on January 16, within a month of their marriage. But Sarath uncomfortable as it revealed their illicit intimacy allegedly sold it for Rs 80,000 to one of his relatives who subsequently sold it for Rs 5 lakh to Babu of Mumbai. Meanwhile Sarath, who had separated from Bhavani due to differences, had married a Chennai girl in May. Bhavani lodged a complaint with the Vandavasi police against Sarath over his second marriage and also asked to restore her son back.