“A mother in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan has been arrested for allegedly selling her daughter for 650,000 rupees ($12,000; £7,611). The mother said she sold the girl to raise money to repay a fine of 450,000 rupees ($8,383; £5,317) imposed on her by the village council, police said. Police arrested a couple who allegedly bought the girl for trafficking. “
Source: BBC News – India mother arrested for ‘selling 11-year-old daughter for $12,000’