A 40-year-old woman in Ramanagara, India, was arrested for selling her 30-day-old baby for Rs 1.5 lakh to settle her husband's debts. The buyer and two accomplices were also apprehended. The infant was rescued and placed in a child welfare home. The woman's husband, a daily wage worker, had initially reported the baby missing, unaware of his wife's plan.
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