CHENNAI: The Tiruvallur district police arrested three persons for allegedly buying a newborn from its parents for a transgender woman for Rs 3 lakh. The police were alerted about the illegal adoption after the transgender woman took the two-month-old child to a hospital for a checkup last week.

Investigations later revealed that the child was illegally purchased for Rs 3 lakh from her biological parents, who sold her due to financial distress.

The arrested persons were identified as C Nakulayya (44), M Ghousebasha (29), and N Bhuvanesh (19), all residents of Tiruttani in Tiruvallur district.

The transgender woman, Maya (35), is a relative of Nakulayya. Maya, who got married early this year, wished to adopt a child, after which Nakualayya spread the word. She then learnt about a couple

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