Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Telangana High Court Questions Inaction in Infant Trafficking Cases
The Telangana High Court is worried that babies may have been bought and sold for illegal adoptions.
Police rescued nine children in Suryapet.
The children were placed with a child welfare committee for protection.
They were moved temporarily to Nalgonda because Suryapet did not have a protective home.
The court said police had not yet found the biological parents of any of the children.
It questioned why government workers had not helped locate their families.
The court also questioned whether adoption records were uploaded too early.
It said children should be considered for adoption only after checking whether a biological or foster family can care for them.
The Telangana High Court raised concerns about a possible statewide infant-trafficking network and failures to trace the children’s biological parents.
Police reportedly rescued nine children in Suryapet from a racket allegedly buying children from poor parents and selling them for illegal adoptions.
The children were placed under the Child Welfare Committee and temporarily moved to Nalgonda because Suryapet lacked a protective home.
The court questioned why the children’s families had not been identified and whether their details were uploaded to the CARA portal prematurely.
The bench ordered three state departments to submit statewide child-protection data within two weeks and adjourned the case to September 2.
- Who
- The Telangana High Court, police, child welfare authorities, and reportedly unauthorised adoptive parents are involved.
- What
- The court is examining alleged infant trafficking, failures to trace biological parents, and the handling of children recovered from an illegal-adoption racket.
- When
- The appeal followed a single-judge order delivered in January; the case was adjourned to September 2. The social investigation report was submitted in June 2026.
- Where
- The proceedings concern children recovered in Suryapet and temporarily housed in Nalgonda, Telangana; the hearing was in Hyderabad.
- Why
- The court sought to ensure that children are not placed for adoption before authorities determine whether biological or foster families can be found.
Court and Child-Welfare Authorities
Reported Adoptive Parents
Custody of the child
Court and Child-Welfare Authorities
The court upheld the child welfare committee’s protective custody concerns and said the claimed adoption was not in accordance with law.
Reported Adoptive Parents
The reportedly unauthorised adoptive parents appealed seeking custody of the girl child.
Order of adoption checks
Court and Child-Welfare Authorities
The court said authorities must first establish that no biological or foster family is available before considering adoption.
Reported Adoptive Parents
The appeal challenges the decision not to intervene in the child’s custody, although the articles do not detail the appellants’ further arguments.
Investigation and records
Court and Child-Welfare Authorities
The bench questioned police for failing to trace families and questioned whether information was uploaded to the CARA portal before the social investigation was completed.
Reported Adoptive Parents
The appellants’ custody claim was considered in proceedings arising from the child’s placement with the welfare committee.
- Children recovered
- Nine children were recovered by police in Suryapet.
- Temporary placement
- The children were shifted to Nalgonda because Suryapet had no protective home.
- Biological parents
- The court was told that police had not traced the biological parents of any of the children.
- Adoption process
- The court said adoption should be considered only after biological and foster-family options are examined.
- CARA records
- The bench questioned whether child details were uploaded to the Central Adoption Resource Authority portal before the mandatory social investigation was completed.
- State departments directed
- Women and child welfare, social welfare, and home departments must submit detailed statewide data.
- Next hearing
- The case was adjourned to September 2.