Jaipur:
The Tapovan Trust - an NGO in Sriganganagar in Rajasthan has managed to collect RS 51,000 from NDTV.com surfers, which they will now handover to a couple who was forced to sell their newborn baby boy for pay for treatment of their older son.
NDTV had reported how Sandhya and Ashok Kumar were arrested on August 9 for "selling" their eight-day-old child to their neighbour for R 40,000. They claimed they needed the money for their two-year-old paralytic son's treatment. Ironically the couple received just R 20,000. They were then arrested and released on bail by the anti-trafficking unit of the Rajasthan police.
Once their case was highlighted, the Tapovan Trust managed to collect Rs 51,000 from surfers of ndtv.com. They will now give the child's father a small rented shop with electrical equipment so he can run his business and support his family. The collector of Sriganganagar will be present when this is done.
NDTV had reported how Sandhya and Ashok Kumar were arrested on August 9 for "selling" their eight-day-old child to their neighbour for R 40,000. They claimed they needed the money for their two-year-old paralytic son's treatment. Ironically the couple received just R 20,000. They were then arrested and released on bail by the anti-trafficking unit of the Rajasthan police.
Once their case was highlighted, the Tapovan Trust managed to collect Rs 51,000 from surfers of ndtv.com. They will now give the child's father a small rented shop with electrical equipment so he can run his business and support his family. The collector of Sriganganagar will be present when this is done.
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