Overview

• Police traced the infant to a home in Bargarh’s Bastanpada village early Monday and recovered her from a buyer named Sanjay.
• The newborn’s biological parents have been detained on suspicion of selling her due to extreme poverty for ₹20,000.
• Following her rescue, the baby was handed over to the District Child Welfare Committee and admitted to hospital for medical evaluation.
• Authorities are investigating potential links to larger child trafficking networks under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act.
• The Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights is expected to review the case and authorities plan heightened monitoring of at‐risk families.