Guwahati, Aug. 4 -- A couple from Assam's Guwahati, was arrested by Dhakuakhana Police in Lakhimpur district following a complaint filed by a man who alleged that his estranged wife had handed over their newborn child without adhering to legal adoption procedures.

Mintu Koch filed an FIR at Dhakuakhana Police Station on August 2, accusing his wife Pompi Dutta of giving away their newborn to a couple from Guwahati on July 29.

Based on the complaint, police registered a case (DKA PS Case No. 60/2025) under Section 143(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 81 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. The Guwahati-based couple was arrested in connection with the case.

Police have also initiated questionin...