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Writer's pictureDr Ashok Barthwal

Trafficking of Child Punishable Under Court of Law


Interstate adoption of rackets is active in the national capital nowadays. The member of the racket identifies and lured the pregnant women from poor and needy family and convince the couple to hold their infant. The deal between both the parties settled in between 2 to 3 lakh rupees. One child is born, kept child in their custody, and after charging hug amount child will be handover to another party by networking.


For gaining the confidence of buyers in some cases they produce the notarized document claiming that they had adopted the child from their biological parents and are the legal guardians.


Team of Delhi Police Crime Branch busted the syndicate engaged in similar activities, by arresting 6 women from different locations of Delhi and Gurgaon. Mastermind of the racket Priyanka is absconding. Three members of the syndicate were caught red-handed selling infants near Gandhi Nagar Crimination Ground in East Delhi and the rest were arrested from different locations. All of them are in police custody and further investigation is going on.


Around 50 infants were trafficked and illegally sold by the members of the racket.10 babies were identified and 2 rescued so far. Instead of purchasing a child from the unknown, a childless couple should go for adoption by fulfilling legal formalities with the consent of biological parents. Be aware selling or purchasing of the child is illegal and comes under human trafficking, punishable under the appropriate sections of the law.

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