An incredible incident took place in her West Bengal of India. The information came to light from the police, who stated that a couple sold their baby to buy an iPhone.
In accordance with insider.comboth parents wanted to pursue careers as travel Instagrammers. In her statements, the mother of the eight-month-old boy said that the couple wanted to use the money they made from selling their son to travelin order to create content on Instagram.
The police were alerted when local residents they started to get suspicious with the couple’s movements, as the two of them they had just bought a brand new phone. West Bengal police said Jaydev Ghosh and Sathi sold the baby to Priyanka Ghosh, who lives in the same area.
Both she and the mother have been arrested, the police official said. “After questioning, the mother admitted to the crime and informed that she and her husband wanted to use the money to travel across the state so they can to create content with Reels on Instagram”the official said.
Police in India say a couple sold their baby to buy an iPhone to post about their travels on Instagram: report https://t.co/iPopibtmnn
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Fortunately, the baby was rescued by the police and is doing well. The police also claim that the baby’s father tried to sell the couple’s other seven-year-old child as wellbut the plan was not implemented.
Police said the infant’s father has not been arrested, but is wanted from the beginning.
The World Bank notes that West Bengal has pockets of high poverty, a fact which may account for the suspicion of the neighbours. According to a 2022 report by PRS Legislative Research, the region’s GDP per capita – a measure of income – was approx. 1,600 dollars, slightly more than the price of a brand new iPhone 14 in the country at the time.
Source: News Beast

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