Man arrested after selling his newborn son for Rs15,000 in Tando Allahyar

A man has been arrested by Tando Allahyar police for selling his one-day-old son for Rs15,000 to a couple, who are also in police custody.

The boy was born to Kazbano Qambran and her husband Abdul Ghafoor in a private hospital on July 17. A day later, the father sold the baby to a maid named Sobia and her husband Allah Dita Baloch through a female servant, Khadija. Khadija has also been arrested.

According to police, Ghafoor sold the boy to cover his wife's medical expenses.

After the mother reported her son's kidnapping at the A-Section Tando Allahyar police station, the police conducted raids in Sheedi Mohallah and Al Medina colony. The baby was recovered from Sheedi Mohallah on Friday night and was handed over to Qambran.

A case has been lodged against the accused under Sections 363 (abduction and kidnapping), 371 (selling people for prostitution or other unlawful purposes) and 506/2 (criminal intimidation) vide crime no 7/17. They are to be produced in court by police for remand.

Violence against children

Pakistan

Mohammad Hussain Khan is a staff reporter and investigative journalist for Dawn based in Hyderabad, where he has worked since 1994. He covers governance, agriculture, and water resources, as well as health, the environment, and the judicial system.

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Bozdar Mustafa

Jul 22, 2017 03:00pm

Ufff, increasing poverty and inflation has caused this situation to happen...

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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad

Jul 22, 2017 03:03pm

What a shame?

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Adeel

Jul 22, 2017 03:18pm

Its tragic what poverty and desperation can make a person do...

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Ahmed bin Babar

Jul 22, 2017 03:20pm

Arrested for what..? Coping with your miseries in the absence of state sponsered welfare is not a crime...

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Peace

Jul 22, 2017 03:22pm

@Bozdar Mustafa nothing to do with poverty. It is to do with humanity and having a good heart. In Pakistan, if people become human then poverty will eliminate itself.

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Tariq, Lahore

Jul 22, 2017 03:25pm

This is the state of affairs for the poor man on the street while our politicians and their families get state funded foreign medical trips in Western counties!

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Gajni

Jul 22, 2017 03:26pm

JEEVAY BHUTTO ..................

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baba

Jul 22, 2017 03:33pm

May Merciful Almighty God pity on this poor soul who was such helpless and unable to pay medical charges. Was noone from that area to help him. Police instead of charging should of asked generous people around to help him.

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Abbas M

Jul 22, 2017 03:50pm

Parents selling their babies to get basic amenities (health) while the society remain busy in other frivolities. How callous our hearts have become ? We have gradually degenerated to a bunch of insensitive human-like creatures devoid of human characteristics. May our Creator have mercy on us.

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Imran Ahmed

Jul 22, 2017 03:56pm

And the crime committed is what?

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XulfiAli

Jul 22, 2017 03:57pm

Why the state is not responsible for non provision of healthcare. The concerned authority should be arrested and tried

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Abdul Aziz Khosa

Jul 22, 2017 04:00pm

Pakistan has been looted by the People at the helm of affairs to such an extent that the blood and flesh has lost its value. I don't believe the CPI has dropped to that level,though there is a major factor of Oil price drop but all the benefit goes to manipulators.These conjurers manipulate the record to favour the looters. A chairman of SECP; a highset monetary forum, who has been caught red handed.what a pakistanI can7 expect of low level operators who maintain records would not indulge in forgery. Monetary policy statements are just to keep interest rate Low so as to benefit the borrowers from financial institutions.Every one knows who are these borrowers!

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khokhar

Jul 22, 2017 04:00pm

Shame of Zardari and Shame on Sharifs

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Syed Zafar Kazmi U.S.A

Jul 22, 2017 04:13pm

Deeply tragic. Poverty is crushing people & treasury is being looted by the all mighty & powerful.

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Khan-Haqiqi

Jul 22, 2017 04:19pm

My head sank in shame police should arrest the rulers of Sindh where a father is forced to sell his son as he cannot afford medical treatment

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Jul 22, 2017 04:31pm

@Ahmed bin Babar - I agree with you fully! I pray for God's forgiveness and blessings to all involved. From what I read, it is desperation that drove all of them to this crime - and I can sympathize with each one. The real criminal in all this is the failed State system.

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Wasim

Jul 22, 2017 04:35pm

The one who should be arrested here are the ones who are supposed to ensure the safety of it citizens and their welfare.

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Muhammed Asim rao

Jul 22, 2017 04:37pm

poverty is the real culprit here - the man should be helped and charges dropped - else why anyone would sell their own kid - unimaginable

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Farooq Jawed

Jul 22, 2017 05:00pm

What can one expect in a country that spends huge amount of its wealth on its Military while the social safety net erodes to such an extent that poverty forces parents to sell their own children just to survive. Its time to reconsider our priorities.

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saeeds

Jul 22, 2017 05:02pm

Always ready for other kids these people have no shame than blame goverment Listen to goverment which asking people for last fifty years for family planning.

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asad

Jul 22, 2017 06:03pm

And police arrest the poor man, but not those who are responsible for that...Wow

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a ali

Jul 22, 2017 06:22pm

why not arrest CM of Sindh ... govt is to be blamed for such incidents, as they have failed to provide basic necessary medical facilities to a commoner... though the leaders go to UK/ USA/ DUBAI or other countries even for BP, Sugar check up. disparity.

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Owais

Jul 22, 2017 07:06pm

I was worried how the poor man will pay for his court and lawyer fees. He will end up being in jail as a punishment for being poor.

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ashmit

Jul 22, 2017 07:27pm

over population and poverty are the main reason for such acts otherwise no one wants to sell the child

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Javed

Jul 22, 2017 08:15pm

Someone please forward this news article to CM Murad Ali Shah.

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Observer

Jul 22, 2017 09:53pm

Govt should pay his debt and set him free..

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tasleemul arifeen

Jul 23, 2017 10:29pm

who is responsible for all these circumstances, poverty and rigid acts.

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