Police bust inter-state baby sale racket, 5 arrested
The Hindu
Gang bought infants from poor couples in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai and sold them to childless couples
The police, while tracking the high-profile case of a baby stolen two hours after its birth from a civic body-run hospital in Chamarajpet in 2020, have uncovered an inter-state baby selling racket.
Five people, who operated in Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru, have been arrested for allegedly purchasing more than 12 babies and selling them to childless couples.
The South Division Police team, which has been investigating the case since April this year, traced 12 children, and tracked down the biological parents of 11. “There are around five to six more children, and efforts are on to track them down. We have submitted a report to the Child Welfare Committee,” said a police officer.
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