Sakleshpur Rural Police arrested five persons on the charge of unauthorised handover of a newborn male baby.
The arrested persons are Girija, mother of the baby; Sumithra, an anganwadi worker, Usha of Hassan who took the baby; and Shrikanth and Subramanya, who allegedly played a part in the incident.
Girija gave birth to a baby in the government hospital at Hettur in Sakleshpur on November 15, 2023. This was her third child. She has a 15-year-old son and a 12-year-old daughter. On November 16, with the help of Sumithra, she handed over the baby to Usha, who has no children.
