Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Nashik Mother Arrested Over Alleged Sale of Newborn
Police in Malegaon are investigating the alleged sale of a newborn baby.
The baby was reportedly five days old when the sale happened.
Police say the mother, Farzana Chand Sheikh, allegedly received ₹70,000.
The case was discovered while officers were investigating another child-trafficking case in Mumbai.
Police found information in the woman’s maternity records.
She was arrested and placed in police custody for five days.
Four other people have also been named in the case.
Officers are trying to find the baby and learn whether a larger trafficking group was involved.
Farzana Chand Sheikh was arrested in Malegaon after allegedly selling her five-day-old baby for ₹70,000.
Police said the alleged sale occurred shortly after the child was born in July.
The case emerged during a child-trafficking investigation registered at Dharavi Police Station in Mumbai.
Police have registered a case against four other people and are searching for the newborn.
Investigators suspect the alleged crime may be linked to a wider trafficking network extending to Tamil Nadu.
- Who
- Farzana Chand Sheikh was arrested; four other people have also been booked in connection with the alleged crime.
- What
- Police allege that a five-day-old baby was sold for ₹70,000.
- When
- The alleged sale occurred shortly after the baby was born in July; the investigation is ongoing.
- Where
- The alleged sale was reported in Malegaon, in the Nashik area, while the case emerged from an investigation in Mumbai.
- Why
- Police became suspicious after finding the woman’s maternity records during a child-trafficking investigation and are examining possible links to a wider trafficking network.
- Suspect
- Farzana Chand Sheikh
- Alleged payment
- ₹70,000
- Baby’s age
- Five days old
- Location of alleged sale
- Malegaon
- Police custody
- Five days
- Other accused
- Four people have also been booked
- Investigation scope
- Police are searching for the baby and examining possible links to Tamil Nadu