2 weeks ago
Sold twice, Mumbai toddler rescued from Tamil Nadu couple
A tiny baby boy who is one and a half years old lives in Mumbai.
His own father is accused of selling him to strangers for money.
Some people then sold the baby again to a couple far away in Tamil Nadu.
The couple paid even more money for him.
The baby's uncle went to look for him at a hospital.
He could not find the baby there.
The baby's mother told the uncle that the baby had been sold.
The police, called the Dharavi police, found the baby and saved him.
Nine people were arrested for being part of this bad plan.
Dharavi police rescued a 1.5-year-old Mumbai toddler allegedly sold by his father for Rs 1 lakh.
The child was later bought by a couple in Tamil Nadu for Rs 4.8 lakh.
Nine people have been arrested in connection with the child-selling racket.
The case came to light on August 8 when the boy's uncle, Sunny Singh, reported the child missing.
The boy's mother allegedly told the uncle that the child had been sold.
- Who
- A 1.5-year-old Mumbai toddler, his family, uncle Sunny Singh, Dharavi police, and a couple in Tamil Nadu
- What
- The toddler was allegedly sold by his father for Rs 1 lakh, resold to a Tamil Nadu couple for Rs 4.8 lakh, and later rescued by police
- Where
- Mumbai (Dharavi and Sion Hospital) and Tamil Nadu
- When
- The case came to light on August 8; the family claimed the child had been taken to Sion Hospital on August 6
- Why
- The child was allegedly sold for money as part of a child-selling racket
Key facts
- Child's age
- 1.5 years
- First alleged sale price
- Rs 1 lakh
- Second alleged sale price
- Rs 4.8 lakh
- Arrests
- 9 people
- Investigating police
- Dharavi police, Mumbai
- Date case came to light
- August 8
- Hospital mentioned
- Sion Hospital, Mumbai
- Rescue location
- Tamil Nadu









