India, Jan. 27 -- Five persons, including the parents and foster parents of a six-month-old baby girl and an outsourced staff member of Cheluvamba Hospital in Mysuru, have been arrested on charges of selling a baby in the district recently.

The accused are Manju Nayaka, his wife Sindhu of Kurubara Beedhi, Ramasamudra in Chamarajanagar town, Shanthamma, the outsourced 'D' Group staff of Cheluvamba Hospital, Jawaraiah and his wife Nethra, of Konanur, Arkalgud taluk, in Hassan.

The incident came to light following a complaint lodged by Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) of Chamarajanagar, with the Town Police on Sept. 9, 2025. He had suspected something fishy when the couple failed to come forth with the whereabouts of the baby durin...