Hyderabad, Dec 8 (PTI) A woman allegedly sold her three minor sons, including twins, in Nizamabad district of Telangana, police said on Sunday.

The three children in the age group of between five and seven have been rescued, they said.

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The woman allegedly sold one of her children around 10 months ago and later two others to three different persons for an amount ranging between Rs one lakh and Rs two lakh, a police official at Armoor police station said.

The matter came to light on December 7, after an Assistant Sub-Inspector reported that during patrolling he discovered that the woman had sold her three sons and upon inquiry, the incident was confirmed to be true, police said.

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Police on its own registered a case against the woman and those who bought the children. Further investigation is going on.

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