Father Sells Twins For $2 Bus Fare
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DELHI, India – A penniless Indian father gave up his two newborn twins for the price of a 100-rupee ($2) bus fare home because he was unable to care for them, it was reported yesterday.
The farmer, Samaru Ram, a member of the Korba tribe in Chhattisgarh, one of India’s poorest states, gave the twins to another childless couple after his wife, Mangli Bai, died in childbirth.
Last Saturday, Mr. Ram, 24, took the babies to a medical facility in Korba with the intention of abandoning them, reports said. The childless couple was visiting the state-run hospital for a medical checkup when they heard that the farmer, who already had five children, was planning to give up the twins.
Officials announced an inquiry into the “adoption.”
