Shocking details have emerged from the investigation into the child-selling racket that was busted in Bengaluru on Monday night. The probe has revealed that the gang targeted poor mothers who bore children to be sold for anywhere between Rs 8 lakh to Rs 10 lakh. Bengaluru Child Trafficking Racket Case: Gangs Targeted Poor Mothers Who Bore Babies To Sell Them For Lakhs, Reveals Probe.
“Later as our sleuths went deep into the integration they identified the major racket behind it. Once any couple unable to bear a child in a normal process contacted the IVF center, its staff used to contact Mamata Patra, who promised the couple a child after a reasonable period of time. Child Trafficking Racket Busted in West Bengal: Kolkata Police Busts Illegal Child Selling Racket Involving Around 100 Surrogate Mothers.
Delhi Police has busted a syndicate of child traffickers and arrested eight people, including six women, in connection with the case. Police have also rescued a 7.5-month old baby.