Overview

• Authorities filed the FIR on July 11 at Joysagar Police Station against both the sellers and buyers involved in the ₹75,000 sale.
• Police have detained three women—the newborn’s 22-year-old mother, her aunt and an ASHA worker—for questioning on the transaction.
• The newborn was sold in installments shortly after her birth outside Sibsagar Civil Hospital despite prior warnings from child welfare officials.
• A confidential tip on July 8 prompted a joint investigation by the District Child Protection Office and the Child Welfare Committee.
• Officials are working to locate the purchaser and arrange protective care to ensure the infant’s safety.