The police arrested a doctor attached to the Tiruchengode Government Hospital and a woman for forcing a couple to sell their infant and for selling newborns in the past. The doctor was placed under suspension on Monday.
S. Dinesh, 29, a resident of Animoor, near Tiruchengode, and his wife Nagadevi were expecting their third child. Ms. Nagadevi gave birth to a female baby on October 7 at Suriyampalayam primary health centre and was later shifted to the government hospital and was discharged on October 12.
The next day, Mr. Dinesh received a call from a woman, claiming to be speaking from the Tiruchengode Government Hospital, who asked him meet her. On meeting her, she introduced herself as T. Logambal, 38, and she told him she knew of a couple who wanted to adopt a female child and asked Mr. Dinesh to sell his newborn daughter to her for ₹2 lakh. However, he refused and lodged a complaint with the police on Sunday.
