Five persons led by a paramour were arrested for allegedly selling a newborn baby girl to a childless couple belonging to the Kakinada district. The five accused have been identified as Kothapalli Ramu, P. Balaraju, M. Swarna Prakash, Gunnam Bhanu Kiran and Oddori Suresh. All of them belong to the Konaseema region.
The incident came to light on October 9 after the baby’s 34-year-old mother P. Varalakshmi lodged a police complaint against her live-in partner, Kothapalli Ramu, for giving her baby for illegal adoption.
Ms. Varalakshmi and Mr. Ramu had been in a live-in relationship for the past three years in Amalapuram town in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema District. On September 25, Ms. Varalakshmi was blessed with a baby girl. She is a sweeper in a private bank in Amalapuram.