TN-ORPHAN-RESCUE

13-year-old orphan sold illegally to couple rescued
Madurai, Aug 20 (PTI) A 13-year-old boy staying in a
orphanage here was allegedly sold to a couple and was rescued
from Srivilliputhur, police said Tuesday.
This came to light on Sunday when the administrators of
the orphanage, which is a home to 50 boys, could not produce
the boy when one of his relatives came to meet him, they said.
As the orphanage administrators were evasive in their
replies when the relative asked for the boy, a complaint was
lodged with the police.
On investigation, it was learnt that the boy had been
given in adoption to a couple for an undisclosed amount
without following any of the norms, they said.
"In fact, the couple had taken the boy away with them
just by giving a huge amount of cash without following any
rule," said the police, who later traced the couple to
Srivilliputhur and the boy was handed over to his relatives on
Monday.
When queried, the couple told the police that they were
not aware of the rules for adoption and that they had merely
taken the boy after giving the orphanage some money.
The orphanage authorities were being interrogated, they
said. PTI SSN
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