<p>Unable to purchase medicine for his sick wife, a tribal man allegedly sold his two-month-old baby boy to a woman for Rs 700 in Malkangiri district of Odisha.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Sukura Muduli and his wife Dhumusi Muduli of Chittapalli-2 of Korkunda block had handed over their son to an ASHA (Accredited social health activist) worker of nearby Chittapalli-3 village in February this year, said district Child Welfare Committee (CWC) President Sanjukta Pradhan.<br /><br />After getting information about the incident today, district collector D Prasant Kumar Reddy had directed the CWC to probe the matter, Pradhan said.<br /><br />During investigation it was found that the poor couple has not been covered under any of the poverty amelioration schemes by the government including BPL or Indira Awas.<br /><br />Sukura, deposing before the CWC, had said that he was unable to make both ends meet and to purchase the medicine for his sick wife, Pradhan said.<br /><br />Therefore, he had handed over his son to the woman, who had given Rs 700 for purchasing medicine for his wife and 50 kg rice, he said.<br /><br />Pradhan said that efforts were being made to provide them with a house under Indira Awas Yojana and cover the family under BPL and other schemes.Meanwhile, the baby boy was in possession of the ASHA worker.<br /><br />"Since Sukura and his wife are unable to look after the child, the baby is presently staying at the house of the ASHA worker," Pradhan said. </p>
<p>Unable to purchase medicine for his sick wife, a tribal man allegedly sold his two-month-old baby boy to a woman for Rs 700 in Malkangiri district of Odisha.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Sukura Muduli and his wife Dhumusi Muduli of Chittapalli-2 of Korkunda block had handed over their son to an ASHA (Accredited social health activist) worker of nearby Chittapalli-3 village in February this year, said district Child Welfare Committee (CWC) President Sanjukta Pradhan.<br /><br />After getting information about the incident today, district collector D Prasant Kumar Reddy had directed the CWC to probe the matter, Pradhan said.<br /><br />During investigation it was found that the poor couple has not been covered under any of the poverty amelioration schemes by the government including BPL or Indira Awas.<br /><br />Sukura, deposing before the CWC, had said that he was unable to make both ends meet and to purchase the medicine for his sick wife, Pradhan said.<br /><br />Therefore, he had handed over his son to the woman, who had given Rs 700 for purchasing medicine for his wife and 50 kg rice, he said.<br /><br />Pradhan said that efforts were being made to provide them with a house under Indira Awas Yojana and cover the family under BPL and other schemes.Meanwhile, the baby boy was in possession of the ASHA worker.<br /><br />"Since Sukura and his wife are unable to look after the child, the baby is presently staying at the house of the ASHA worker," Pradhan said. </p>