Minor Odiya girls sold by parents, police begins search

June 28, 2015 20:59

Two minor girls from Odisha were allegedly sold by their parents to two persons in Madhya Pradesh, following which a police team has been sent to the state to trace the girls.

A four-member police team has been sent to Madhya Pradesh to investigate into the allegation made by the elder sister and brother of the two girls, aged 12 and 13, sub- divisional police officer Utakala Keshari Dash said. Pushpa Saha, 20, who is married, and her younger brother Sanatan Naik have alleged that their parents had sold their two minor sisters in Madhya Pradesh.

They also lodged a complaint in town police station here yesterday. In their complaint, Puspa and Sanatan alleged that their poverty-ridden father Manbhola Naik, 45, and mother Prabhasini Naik, 40, of Modipara in Sambalpur city sold their sisters at Pathria in Madhya Pradesh.

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