Special Operation Team busts infant selling racket in Hyderabad

The sleuths of Special Operation Team (SOT) Rachakonda on Wednesday busted an infant selling racket by arresting a six member gang

The sleuths of Special Operation Team (SOT) Rachakonda on Wednesday busted an infant selling racket by arresting a six member gang. The police apprehended the culprits from Venkateshwara Swamy Temple here in Saroor Nagar. The police also rescued a six-day-old baby girl. The infant has been handed over to the Child Welfare Committee (CWC).

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The culprits have been identified as Kedavath Ravi, Kedavath Saroja, Vadithyavath Rukka, Mudavath Lakshman, Narsingh and Varithyavath Redya. According to media reports, the gang trapped a poor tribal couple of Mahboob Nagar District and bought their new born for Rs. 15,000. The police have also seized one car, four mobile phones and Aadhar cards. A sumoto case U/sec. 370(4) IPC, Sec 75, 81 of Juvenile Justice Act 2015 has been registered at the PS Saroornagar police station.

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