India is planning to introduce a universal income plan which will ensure a minimum amount of money for the citizens of the country. There is definitely a necessity of that, more so when we get to hear the incidents like the one that happened in Tripura.

A tribal woman was forced to sell her child for just Rs 200. According to police, the incident came to light when a tribal man from Tripura has alleged that his wife sold their child for mere 200 rupees. The man, identified as Khanajoy Reang, said the woman sold the kid on April 13 last month to an auto driver namely Danshai (Babla).

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He claimed that the child was sold even after he raised an objection against it.

"I asserted on not selling the child but his mother sold my child for Rs 200. The child is at present in Machkumbhi village. The incident took place around 15 to 20 days back," Reang said.

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"When the issue was raised in front of the head of the village and it was decided that we would get our child back and accordingly we went to meet the person whom we sold our kid but we got a reply that they would return the child to its mother only."

Local Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) Abid Hossain said that he is aware of the incident and is making all efforts to return the child to the biological mother through Childline.

This is said to be the second incident of the same kind to be reported in less than 15 days.

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The last incident was reported by in Ultacharra ADC village in remote Gandacherra sub-division of Dhalai District where a tribal woman sold her 11-day-old son for Rs 5000 to bear the cost of the treatment of her ailing husband at Rangia Tilla of Haldia ADC village under Teliamura Police Station in West Tripura.