Grandmother booked for selling baby born out of sexual assault against daughter in Mumbai; doctor also held

The alleged father was booked for rape under the POCSO Act. The civic corporation sealed Surya Hospital and said action would follow over illegal deliveries.

The Tulinj police on Tuesday booked a woman, along with a doctor, for allegedly selling a child born out of sexual assault on her minor daughter in Nalasopara. The man who allegedly fathered the child was also booked.

Police said the prematurely born baby was sold to the Nalasopara couple after the mother was discharged from the hospital. (PTI)

Police said that the girl gave birth to a male baby at Surya Hospital in Nalasopara East on Tuesday. The girl’s mother decided to sell the baby to a childless couple for ₹40,000. The couple was introduced to the minor’s mother by a doctor who works for the civic hospital run by the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation.

Police said the prematurely born baby was sold to the Nalasopara couple after the mother was discharged from the hospital.

Following the incident, the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation sealed Surya Hospital. Nilesh Deshmukh, chairman of the civic body’s health department, said strict “action would be taken against those involved in conducting illegal deliveries”.