In Telangana, an inter-state child selling racket has been busted with the arrest of 11 persons. They used to sell the infants in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for a price ranging between 1.80 lakh rupees and 5.50 lakh rupees. The police informed that as many as 13 babies have been rescued. The Rachakonda Police acted based on information that a racket was being run wherein infants brought in from different places including Delhi and Pune were being sold in Telangana and in the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh to childless couples.
Rachakonda Police Commissioner Tarun Joshi informed that their teams arrested three persons on May 22nd, on a specific input and based on their confession, eight others were apprehended. He said during investigation, it was revealed the culprits got the babies from three people in Delhi and Pune and they are now absconding.
The arrested persons, who acted like agents and sub-agents, have said that nearly 50 babies were supplied to them by the absconding accused.
Disclaimer: This press release is sourced from News On AIR, Prasar Bharti and Press Information Bureau India (PIB).