In India, parents sold their newborn for $1,200 for a phone and chain

In India, law enforcement officers detained parents who sold their newborn child for $1,200 (about 100 thousand rubles - Lenta.ru note) in order to spend the money on a gold chain and a phone. NDTV reports this.

The crime became known after the child's mother contacted the police with a statement about the beating. During the check, it turned out that shortly before this, the couple handed over their son to an intermediary for money. According to investigators, the parents used the funds received to buy two expensive phones and a gold chain. These things were confiscated.

It is noted that the child was resold several more times. The one-month-old boy changed four families and ended up more than 550 kilometers from his hometown.