<p>A 48-year-old man, who allegedly sold his illegitimate newborn son to a relative for Rs 70,000, has been arrested for kidnapping a three-year-old child of migrant workers and trying to sell him. </p>.<p>Vidyaranyapura police arrested Srirampuram resident Karna on March 8, over a week after the alleged kidnap. </p>.<p>Karna teamed up with a juvenile relative to kidnap the son of Lakshmi and Basavaraju, daily wage workers from North Karnataka, a police officer said. On February 29, the couple had left the youngest of their children with his paternal grandmother in Hosabala Nagar, North Bengaluru, and went to work. </p>.<p>The boy went out to play but didn’t return. He was last seen around 10.30 am. The parents filed a kidnap complaint with the police. Investigators acted swiftly and rescued the child two days later from Devaiah Park, Malleswaram, where he was found alone. </p>.<p>An eyewitness told the police that a middle-aged man was seen with the boy, looking for someone. But he later left in a hurry. Following the eyewitness account, police started a hunt for Karna and nabbed him on Sunday. </p>.<p>Police investigation revealed that Karna’s actions were motivated by greed. He has four children from his wife and fathered a fifth kid out of wedlock last year. The mother left Bengaluru after childbirth, leaving the newborn with Karna. </p>.<p>Unwilling to take responsibility for the children, Karna decided to sell it to a relative who didn’t kids even after 13 years of marriage. He was paid Rs 70,000. Recent financial difficulties, however, prompted him to kidnap a child and sell it for money. </p>
<p>A 48-year-old man, who allegedly sold his illegitimate newborn son to a relative for Rs 70,000, has been arrested for kidnapping a three-year-old child of migrant workers and trying to sell him. </p>.<p>Vidyaranyapura police arrested Srirampuram resident Karna on March 8, over a week after the alleged kidnap. </p>.<p>Karna teamed up with a juvenile relative to kidnap the son of Lakshmi and Basavaraju, daily wage workers from North Karnataka, a police officer said. On February 29, the couple had left the youngest of their children with his paternal grandmother in Hosabala Nagar, North Bengaluru, and went to work. </p>.<p>The boy went out to play but didn’t return. He was last seen around 10.30 am. The parents filed a kidnap complaint with the police. Investigators acted swiftly and rescued the child two days later from Devaiah Park, Malleswaram, where he was found alone. </p>.<p>An eyewitness told the police that a middle-aged man was seen with the boy, looking for someone. But he later left in a hurry. Following the eyewitness account, police started a hunt for Karna and nabbed him on Sunday. </p>.<p>Police investigation revealed that Karna’s actions were motivated by greed. He has four children from his wife and fathered a fifth kid out of wedlock last year. The mother left Bengaluru after childbirth, leaving the newborn with Karna. </p>.<p>Unwilling to take responsibility for the children, Karna decided to sell it to a relative who didn’t kids even after 13 years of marriage. He was paid Rs 70,000. Recent financial difficulties, however, prompted him to kidnap a child and sell it for money. </p>
