Bhubaneswar, Feb. 14 -- In a shocking incident, a man from Odisha's Balasore district allegedly sold his two-and-a-half-year-old son for Rs 1 lakh. The serious allegations have surfaced from Nilagiri area of the district.

The accused has been identified as Rakesh Behera. The accused reportedly admitted in a video that he had sold his son to a doctor for Rs1 lakh.

Following a complaint lodged by a local youth at Nilagiri police station, police launched an investigation into the matter.

Subsequently, the child was brought back from West Bengal in a vehicle and left in Nilagiri. According to the complaint, Rakesh Behera had allegedly sold the child to a doctor in West Bengal through a middleman. While the deal was reportedly fixed at Rs 1...