Indian baby ‘sold’ by nun at shelter

Police in eastern India have arrested a nun and another worker at a shelter run by Mother Teresa’s charity for allegedly selling a baby.

A couple claimed they paid 120,000 rupees (£1,330) to Anima Indwar, who worked at a shelter for unmarried mothers run by the Missionaries of Charity.

The arrests followed the couple’s complaint that the charity worker had taken back the baby boy and kept their money.

The baby, born to one of the shelter’s residents, is now in the state government’s care.

A spokeswoman said the Missionaries of Charity was investigating.