Archive · 19 Dec 2025
Vijayawada Police Bust Child Trafficking Racket
In Vijayawada, the police found and stopped a group of people who were selling children illegally.
They saved five kids and caught ten people involved.
The main person in charge, Sarojini, was selling children for a lot of money.
The police also found a middle-woman, Vijayalakshmi, who had been involved in similar cases before.
The police worked together to find and rescue the children, and they praised their team for the successful operation.
NTR district police busted a child trafficking racket in Vijayawada, rescuing five children and arresting ten people.
Simultaneous raids were conducted across the city, led by special teams formed by Vijayawada police commissioner S.V. Raja Sekhar Babu.
The main accused, Balagam Sarojini, allegedly procured children from Delhi and Mumbai and sold them to childless couples for ₹4–₹5 lakh.
Another accused, Garikamukku Vijayalakshmi, acted as a middle-woman and had five cases against her in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Cases were registered under Section 143 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 81 and 87 of the Juvenile Justice Act.
- Who
- NTR district police, led by Vijayawada police commissioner S.V. Raja Sekhar Babu
- What
- Busted a child trafficking racket and rescued five children
- When
- Raids conducted on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning
- Where
- Vijayawada and nearby areas
- Why
- To dismantle the illegal child trafficking network and rescue the children
- Location
- Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
- Number of Children Rescued
- 5
- Number of Arrests
- 10
- Cash Recovered
- ₹3.30 lakh
- Main Accused
- Balagam Sarojini (31)
- Middle-woman Accused
- Garikamukku Vijayalakshmi (41)
- Sections Applied
- Section 143 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Sections 81 and 87 of the Juvenile Justice Act
