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Three detained in Lahore for attempting to sell 5-month-old baby

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LAHORE: Three people, including a couple, were arrested for trying to sell a 5-month-old baby for Rs 600,000 in Lahore’s Gulberg area.

According to reports, police in Lahore’s Gulberg area foiled an attempt to sell a 5-month-old baby girl for Rs 500. 600,000 and arrested three people, including the infant’s parents.

A case has been registered by the police against the accused.

Police revealed that the accused Ravi had initially bought the baby from her parents for Rs. 300,000. Later, with the help of two others, Gulzeb and a woman named Nirmal, they tried to sell the baby for Rs 500. 600,000.

The police seized two mobile phones and a vehicle used in the incident, while the child was taken into custody and handed over to the Child Protection Bureau.

The police further said that legal action will also be taken against the parents for initially selling the baby.

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