Several voluntary groups in India and abroad have
come forward to support a destitute woman in
Bihar who sold her four-month-old son for Rs62 to
a Nepalese couple. But she is now missing. Shannu
Khatun, in her mid-30s, made the “sale” at the
Forbesganj railway station, near the India-Nepal
border in Araria district, about 350km from here.
The story has triggered a storm in Bihar. Araria
Superintendent of Police Shivdeep W Lande said
several organisations from Canada, Australia and
India have contacted him and also off ered to adopt
her three other children. “Thanks to the media, I
have got dozens of calls from these organisations
to help and support her,” he said. He did not name
the groups.
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