Archive · 29 May 2025
Telangana Police Bust Child Trafficking Ring, Rescue 10 Babies
Police in Telangana arrested 13 people for illegally taking and selling babies.
These people found babies, possibly from other states, and sold them to couples who wanted to adopt.
They charged between 5 to 10 lakh rupees for each baby.
Police found 10 babies and gave them to a special care center.
Some of the people arrested had done this before in other places.
The police are making sure all the rules of the law were followed.
Telangana police arrested 13 individuals in Suryapet district for child trafficking.
Ten babies were rescued and placed in the Children Welfare Centre in Nalgonda.
A couple from Suryapet town acted as mediators, connecting childless couples with the trafficked babies.
Children were allegedly sourced from Gujarat and Maharashtra, though this is unverified.
The price for each child ranged from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh.
- Who
- Telangana police, thirteen individuals, childless couples, children from Gujarat and Maharashtra
- What
- Child trafficking racket
- When
- Wednesday, May 29, 2025
- Where
- Suryapet and Nalgonda districts, Telangana; Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Mumbai
- Why
- For financial gain through illegal adoptions
- Location of Arrests
- Suryapet and Nalgonda districts, Telangana
- Number Arrested
- 13
- Number of Babies Rescued
- 10
- Possible Source States
- Gujarat and Maharashtra
- Price per Child
- Rs 5 lakh - Rs 10 lakh
Sources
Suryapet police bust inter-state baby selling racket; rescue 10 infants
Telangana police bust inter-state baby selling racket; rescue 10 infants
Two arrested on charge of selling newborn baby in Karnataka
Telangana CID nabs two more in connection with inter-State organ trafficking case
