Father Sells Baby Boy for Rs 1 Lakh; Child Rescued, Two Detained in Odisha

• Odisha Police rescued a two-and-a-half-year-old boy allegedly sold by his father for Rs 1 lakh.
• The incident occurred in Barisahi village, Nilgiri Notified Area Council, after a video of the father bargaining went viral.
• The father, Rakesh Kumar Behera, a mason, claimed financial hardship as the reason for selling his child.
• Behera allegedly received Rs 50,000 as the first installment for the sale.
• The child was born to Behera's second wife, who lives separately; the baby has been handed over to the child welfare committee.