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BANGALORE: Two Victoria Hospital employees were arrested on Tuesday while trying to sell a three-day-old infant to a citybased childless couple outside the hospital.
The accused were Rita Henry Moses, 50, of Pooja Layout in Ramamurthynagar and Basavaraj Tippe Gowda, 44, of Beereshwaranagar, on Kanakapura Main Road. Rita is a Group D employee attached to the resident medical officer,while Basavaraj is a lab technician. Police told TOI that Rita approached an unwed pregnant woman when she had come to the hospital for an abortion.
"Rita asked the woman not to abort the child and promised to get her some good amount by selling the child. The woman agreed and Rita approached the childless couple," they said. The couple had orally agreed to pay Rita Rs 1 lakh for the child. "Acting on a tip-off, we arrested them," police said.
Hospital staffers held for selling newborn in Bangalore - The Times of India
The accused were Rita Henry Moses, 50, of Pooja Layout in Ramamurthynagar and Basavaraj Tippe Gowda, 44, of Beereshwaranagar, on Kanakapura Main Road. Rita is a Group D employee attached to the resident medical officer,while Basavaraj is a lab technician. Police told TOI that Rita approached an unwed pregnant woman when she had come to the hospital for an abortion.
"Rita asked the woman not to abort the child and promised to get her some good amount by selling the child. The woman agreed and Rita approached the childless couple," they said. The couple had orally agreed to pay Rita Rs 1 lakh for the child. "Acting on a tip-off, we arrested them," police said.
Hospital staffers held for selling newborn in Bangalore - The Times of India