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Muzaffarnagar:
A doctor has been arrested for allegedly selling a newborn baby of an unmarried girl in Muzaffarnagar.
Jitender Choudhary was arrested yesterday for selling the child of a maiden for Rs 50,000 to another person, SHO New Mandi, Arun Kuamr Singh said.
The unmarried girl had given birth to a baby boy at the accused's nursing home recently, he said.
The purchaser of the child had a rift with the doctor over the price of the baby, following which he informed the police.
The baby has been recovered and kept in a child protection centre, Mr Singh said.
The mother of the child is yet to be identified, police said, adding that investigation is on in the matter.
Jitender Choudhary was arrested yesterday for selling the child of a maiden for Rs 50,000 to another person, SHO New Mandi, Arun Kuamr Singh said.
The unmarried girl had given birth to a baby boy at the accused's nursing home recently, he said.
The purchaser of the child had a rift with the doctor over the price of the baby, following which he informed the police.
The baby has been recovered and kept in a child protection centre, Mr Singh said.
The mother of the child is yet to be identified, police said, adding that investigation is on in the matter.
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