Six infants rescued in child trafficking bust; 10 arrested

Posing as a patient with acute cardiac distress, the Delhi Police infiltrated a hospital in Uttar Pradesh and busted a ring of child traffickers, including a doctor anda medical representative, officers aware of the case said on Monday, adding that the developments followed the abduction ofa child from the Sarai Kale Khan interstate bus terminal in August.

- Karn Pratap Singh

The Delhi Police arrested 10 persons associated with the ring from multiple cities of Uttar Pradesh and recovered six infants in the process, including the one abducted from Delhi.

“Of the six rescued children, one was related to the kidnapping case that was registered on August 22 at Sunlight Colony police station on the complaint of his parents. We are in the process of identifying and locating the biological parents of the other five infants. The children were brought to Delhi and produced before the child welfare committee (CWC) that sent them to shelter homes in Delhi,” deputy commissioner of police (southeast) Hemant Tiwari said.

Interrogation of the suspects revealed they had been abducting and selling infants, especially baby boys, for the past three years and had played a role in at least 10 such sales to childless couples for $2-5 lakh.