Rachakonda police bust inter-State child trafficking racket; 10 infants rescued, 18 adoptive parents arrested

Rachakonda Police rescue 10 infants, arrest 27 in inter-State child trafficking racket; adoptive parents arrested

Rachakonda Police have rescued 10 infants and arrested 27 persons, including key accused Amulya, an Asha worker from Malakpet, Hyderabad, in connection with an inter-State child trafficking racket.

The Special Operations Team of Malkajgiri, in collaboration with Chaitanyapuri Police, investigated the case as a follow up to their previous arrests in February. The probe led to the identification of more illegally procured infants. So far, six infants have been rescued through these efforts, while 11 remain missing. Special teams have been deployed to locate and rescue them.

The investigation revealed that a total of 25 infants were illegally procured and sold across multiple States, said Commissioner of Rachakonda police, G. Sudheer Babu. A total of 27 persons have been arrested in connection with the case. 

The key accused include Somu Amulya, 29, an Asha worker from Malakpet, Hyderabad, Vaishali Bheemrao Wasnik, 40, a mediator from Bramhani, Nagpur, Maharashtra, Janpally Karthik, 43, a lab technician at Gandhi Hospital, Sajjan Agarwal, 41, the owner of a marriage bureau in Ghansi Bazar, Hyderabad; Banala Mangaiah, 42, a businessman from Abdullapurmet, Bodasu Nagaraju, 31, a bricks business owner from Asifabad, Ramaram Ashok, 30, a labourer from Vinayaknagar, Neredmet, Shaik Ismail, 31, a car sales and purchases dealer in Hyderabad, and Macharla Vamshi Krishna, 31, a businessman from Nizampet, Hyderabad.

In addition, 18 adoptive parents who illegally purchased the infants were also arrested.

“The prime accused, Somu Amulya, an Asha worker from Malakpet, Hyderabad, collaborated with two persons named Kola Krishnaveni and Deepthi in procuring and selling infants. Amulya initially worked with Shaik Ismail, a former hospital supervisor, who introduced her to the trade by targeting childless couples. Over time, she expanded her network through social media and established contacts with traffickers across various states,” explained the officer. 

Infants were illegally procured from Mumbai in Maharashtra, Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, Raipur in Chhattisgarh, Amaravati in Maharashtra, and Hyderabad in Telangana.