Father forced to sell son

to save daughter

In Jhansi, a man has who has been struggling to collect money for his
daughter's treatment has done the unthinkable. He is forced to sell
his son, so that he can save the life of his daughter.

Sixteen-year-old Babita has a hole in her heart. She has to be
operated upon, which will cost Rs three lakh.

Babita's father Mahesh Rajak doesn't have the money. He can think of
selling the only asset he has, Devendra, his thirteen-year-old son.

''I want to get my daughter operated upon, but I have no money. This
is why I have put up my son for sale,'' said Mahesh Rajak, Babita's
father.

For Babita, it's the worst trauma. It's a choice between her life and
her brother.

''I want to live, but my father is a poor man and he has no money for
my treatment,'' said Babita, Devendra's sister.

As Mahesh and his family wait for buyers for Devendra, the deadline
for their daughter's surgery is drawing close.

We say India is one of the largest economies in the world, but when I
see these things... I cant stop think where we are heading... :(