Archive · 25 Dec 2025
Inter-state infant trafficking gang busted
Police in Hyderabad caught a bad group that was selling babies.
They saved two babies and caught 11 people.
The group found poor families who couldn't take care of their babies and paid them to take the babies.
Then, they sold the babies to rich families who wanted children.
The police said the group was well-organized and had people working in different parts of the country.
An 11-member inter-state human trafficking gang was busted in Hyderabad, and two infants were rescued.
The gang targeted poor families, inducing them to sell their babies for money.
The infants were then sold to affluent childless couples for large sums.
Key members of the gang, including Vemula Babu Reddy and Venkipally Gangadhar Reddy, were arrested.
The rescued infants were handed over to Sishu Vihar, Ameerpet, for safe custody.
- Who
- An 11-member inter-state human trafficking gang, including Vemula Babu Reddy, Venkipally Gangadhar Reddy, and others
- What
- An infant trafficking racket
- When
- Recently (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana, and other states
- Why
- To illegally procure and sell infants for monetary gain
- Number of Babies Sold
- 15
- Price per Baby
- Rs 15 lakh
- Number of Arrests
- 12
- Location of Operation
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Number of Hospitals Involved
- 8
- Number of Babies Rescued
- 2
- Number of Gang Members
- 11
- Name of Safe Custody Center
- Sishu Vihar, Ameerpet
