Girls Sold For Rs 60,000, Boys For Rs 1.5 Lakh: Baby-Selling Racket Busted, 8 Held
So far, the gang has sold four babies in the last six months, however, the police fear that the number could be a lot more. Representational Image Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-18T14:24:01+05:30 Girls Sold For Rs 60,000, Boys For Rs 1.5 Lakh: Baby-Selling Racket Busted, 8 Held outlookindia.com 2021-01-18T14:26:07+05:30
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In a shocking case, crime branch on Saturday busted a baby-selling racket in Mumbai and held eight people, including six women, who were allegedly involved in selling babies under the garb of adoption. According to TOI, the accused targeted new mothers from economically weaker sections and offer to facilitate the adoption of their infants.
Newborns sold for Rs 60,000: Mumbai police busts baby-selling racket, 9 held
The Mumbai Police arrested nine people, including a doctor, who allegedly took part in a racket that facilitated the sale of newborn babies in the Kherwadi neighborhood near the Bandra Railway Station.
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UPDATED: January 18, 2021 18:04 IST
The Mumbai police have learnt about seven babies sold by this racket (Picture Credits: Representative/PTI)
The Mumbai Police has arrested nine persons, including a doctor, who were allegedly involved in a racket that facilitated the sale of newborn babies in Kherwadi neighbourhood near Bandra railway station. We gathered information and reached a woman who had sold her two newborn babies through a female agent to families in Mumbai and Pune. The agent’s questioning led us to another woman who had sold her newborn baby to a family in Dharavi,” said police officer Yogesh Sawant.