Archive · 14 Jun 2025
Karnataka Police Bust Child-Lifting Racket, Rescue Baby Girl
In Bagalkot, India, police caught a group of people who took a baby from a hospital.
The main person, Sakshi, pretended she had a baby and took a one-day-old girl, telling the mother they needed to help the baby.
The hospital staff realized something was wrong and found the baby with Sakshi.
The police were called, and they arrested Sakshi and her family.
They are now checking if this group was involved in other similar cases.
Karnataka police arrested four individuals in Bagalkot for child-lifting.
A one-day-old baby girl was rescued during the bust of the child-lifting racket.
The main suspect, Sakshi Yadavada, and her family were apprehended by the police.
Yadavada allegedly abducted the baby from the hospital maternity ward.
Police are investigating the potential involvement of the accused in a wider child-lifting scheme.
- Who
- Karnataka police arrested Sakshi Yadavada, her mother, and her two sisters.
- What
- Police busted a child-lifting racket and rescued a baby girl.
- When
- The arrests were made on Saturday.
- Where
- Bagalkot, Karnataka, India.
- Why
- The motive for the child-lifting is under investigation; police are probing a larger child-lifting racket.
- Accused
- Sakshi Yadavada, mother, two sisters
- Baby's Age
- One-day-old
- Location
- Bagalkot District Hospital
- Hospital Complaint
- Regarding incident, potential negligence by staff
- Fake Card
- Sakshi obtained a fake maternity card
- Baby's Status
- Reunited with mother, ICU monitoring