<p>A ten-day-old boy, who was allegedly sold by his drug-addict father for Rs 10,000 in Odisha, was rescued from a woman by members of Childline with the help of police.</p>.<p>The baby was rescued from a woman in Mali Sahi area under Kharvelnagar police station limit in the state capital and kept at an adoption centre, Childline director Benudhar Senapati said.</p>.<p>"The father of the baby is a drug addct. Due to financial constraints, the newborns father forced his wife to dump the baby in a dustbin. But, the mother handed over the child to a woman," Senapati told reporters.</p>.<p>However, the woman who purchased the child said, "They were about to abandon the baby. Since I have no son, I bought the baby for Rs 10,000."</p>.<p>Senapati said, both the buyer and seller of a baby are guilty under provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act.</p>.<p>The police said it was inquiring into the matter and all the facts will become clear after the probe is over.</p>.<p>A case has been registered in Kharavela Nagar police station.</p>.<p>The matter came to light after video of a man telling that a woman came to him and his wife and forcibly took away their 10-day-old child after giving them Rs 10,000 came to the notice of the Childline authorities, police said.</p>.<p>"There are many inconsistencies in the versions of both the parties and only a proper investigation will unravel the truth," they said. </p>
<p>A ten-day-old boy, who was allegedly sold by his drug-addict father for Rs 10,000 in Odisha, was rescued from a woman by members of Childline with the help of police.</p>.<p>The baby was rescued from a woman in Mali Sahi area under Kharvelnagar police station limit in the state capital and kept at an adoption centre, Childline director Benudhar Senapati said.</p>.<p>"The father of the baby is a drug addct. Due to financial constraints, the newborns father forced his wife to dump the baby in a dustbin. But, the mother handed over the child to a woman," Senapati told reporters.</p>.<p>However, the woman who purchased the child said, "They were about to abandon the baby. Since I have no son, I bought the baby for Rs 10,000."</p>.<p>Senapati said, both the buyer and seller of a baby are guilty under provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act.</p>.<p>The police said it was inquiring into the matter and all the facts will become clear after the probe is over.</p>.<p>A case has been registered in Kharavela Nagar police station.</p>.<p>The matter came to light after video of a man telling that a woman came to him and his wife and forcibly took away their 10-day-old child after giving them Rs 10,000 came to the notice of the Childline authorities, police said.</p>.<p>"There are many inconsistencies in the versions of both the parties and only a proper investigation will unravel the truth," they said. </p>