Infant trafficking network spread in many states: Cops

The gang busted by the Lucknow police recently for allegedly selling newborns for Rs 3 to Rs 5 lakh to childless couples has its links not just in Lucknow but also across the state borders.

- HT Correspondent

LUCKNOW:

On February 25, the police arrested a doctor and five other accused, three of whom are women, near Shankarpur Dhal in Madiaon area here and also rescued a newborn.

"This gang is active here but its network is spread to other districts of U.P., Delhi, Haryana and Jharkhand. An accused Santoshi, who worked as broker for the gang, revealed the names of other districts like Lakhimpur, Azamgarh and Sitapur," said an officer privy to the investigation.

Meanwhile, assistant commissioner of police, Aliganj, Brijnarayan Singh said three police teams were searching other members of the gang. Call detail records (CDR) of the gang members were also being scrutinised, he added.