A couple has accused that a doctor in UP's Usha Nursing Home has kept their baby as a mortgage for failing to pay the hospital bill worth Rs 40,000. Shikha, the mother of the child told the media that she delivered a boy in September 2018, and the hospital bill amounting to Rs 40,000 was given to the couple. They did not have enough money to settle the bills then.

She further said that the doctor gave the idea of leaving their child as mortgage until the couple can pay the full amount. The parents alleged that after paying the amount, the doctor refused to give their child back. 

Although, ACP Anil Kumar Singh said that during the interrogation, the doctor claimed that the couple had sold their child in Muzaffarnagar but they are denying it. The ACP said that legal action will be taken against the perpetrator if anyone is found guilty of having sold the child. An investigation in connection with the case has begun.

Source: https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/general-news/up-couple-accuses-doctor-of-keeping-their-baby-as-mortgage-for-not-pa.html