India, March 31 -- A 17-year-old girl from China's Yi minority has given birth to twin boys after acting as both a surrogate mother and an egg provider for a 50-year-old man. The man allegedly paid her over 900,000 yuan (INR 1 crore), leading to widespread outrage and an official investigation, reported the South China Morning Post (SCMP).

The case came to light on March 24 when anti-trafficking activist Shangguan Zhengyi shared details on social media. According to his post, the teenage girl, who was born in May 2007 and hails from the Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture in Sichuan province, underwent the surrogacy process through an agency in Guangzhou. She gave birth on February 2 in Guangdong province.

The father of the twins, identi...