A man allegedly "sold" his newly born daughter to a childless couple for Rs 13,500 as he did not want a fifth child in his house, police said.

The lifeless body of two-year-old Sonu was on Monday pulled out by rescue workers, four days after he fell into a 150-ft deep borewell that was carelessly left uncovered allegedly by district authorities in Shamsabad town.

Two-and-a-half-year-old Sonu, who fell into a 150-foot-deep borewell near here while playing, has been trapped inside for the past 24 hours.

A two-year-old boy fell into a 150-ft borewell in a village near Agra and authorities launched a massive effort to rescue him but there were apprehensions that water might permeate into the narrow bore from a nearby pond.