Shocker: Three-month-old baby sold 7 times, police apprehend 11 for child trafficking
A three-month-old baby was allegedly sold by her father and 11 people were also involved in a child trafficking case. According to Hyderabad Police, eleven people have been arrested in the case.
The accused father sold the infant for Rs 70,000, and 11 people were found to have been involved in the case, said the police, adding that all the accused have been apprehended.
The nerve-racking incident came to light after the mother and grandmother of the girl child reported the case to the police, accusing the father of the child of selling for Rs 70,000 as he was habituated to bad vices.
Deputy Superintendent of police of North division, Mangalgiri Police Station, J Rambabu said, "We rescued the infant and handed her over safely to the parents. The main accused in the case is her father who had sold the baby. The baby was sold to many people subsequently and the accused do not have any criminal backgrounds. Lastly, she was sold for Rs 2,50,000 before police caught the culprits."
The police also stated that the accused who had bought the baby belonged to Mangalgiri, Dachepally, Hyderabad. However, the infant was rescued from Vijayawada.
The accused was identified as Manoj, the father of the infant has two other daughters. He committed the crime with the help of a woman, Mikkili Nagalakshmir, from the same area.
They sold the baby to a married woman Meghawat Gayatri alias Saraswati of Kondaprolu village in Damracharla Mandal of Nalgonda district for Rs 70,000.
Later, Meghawat Gayatri, who had bought the baby, sold her for Rs 1,20,000 to Bhookya Balavartiraju of Dilshuk Nagar, Hyderabad, who in turn sold the infant to Nurjahan for Rs 1,87,000.
Nur Jahan with the help of another accused Anubhoju Uday Kiran of Khammam district sold the baby to Bommada Ummadevi of Chikkadpally Narayana Guda in Hyderabad for Rs 1,90,000 who further sold her to Padala Shravani of Vijayawada Benz Circle for Rs 2,00,000.
Padala Sravani sold the baby to Garikamukku Vijayalakshmi of Gollapudi, Vijayawada for Rs 2,20,000 who lastly sold the baby to Varre Ramesh of Eluru, East Godavari district for Rs 2,50,000.
The baby was finally rescued by the police team and caught the culprits. After completing the mission, Guntur District Urban Superintendent of Police Arif Hafeez announced the rewards for the police officers and staff that excelled in the case," said the DSP Rambabu.
With ANI inputs
