Father tries to sell 4-year-old daughter for Rs 25,000 for pregnant wife’s treatment

Kannauj resident Arvind Banjara, who had admitted his seven-month pregnant wife Sukhdevi in District Hospital after she developed complications, needed the money to arrange blood for her treatment, the police said.

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The Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday stopped a man from selling his four-year-old daughter to bear the cost of his pregnant wife’s treatment.

Kannauj resident Arvind Banjara, who had admitted his seven-month pregnant wife Sukhdevi in District Hospital after she developed complications, needed the money to arrange blood for her treatment, the police said.

Arvind was trying to sell his four-year-old daughter for Rs 25,000.

When officials of Tirwa police station came to know about the couple’s plight, they stopped them from selling their child and assured them full financial help and provide blood to Sukhdevi if needed.

The couple has a four-year-old girl Roshni and a one-year-old son Jaanu.