Agartala, May 5 -- A baby girl was rescued by police on Sunday night in Tripura after reports surfaced that her biological parents had allegedly given her away due to severe financial hardship.

Authorities said the parents, Laxmi Rani Sarkar and Prasenjit Das, allowed a family from Khowai to take the infant, reportedly because they could not afford to raise her.

The incident took place in the Katacherra area under the Simna Assembly constituency in West Tripura district. While no formal complaints were lodged, police, recognizing the sensitive nature of the situation, alerted Child Line, which promptly launched a rescue operation.

Sabyasachi Bhowmik, SDPO of Mohanpur, confirmed that the baby was found in Khowai district and placed in a...