A one-year-old girl was rescued and two women who were allegedly going to sell her were arrested in the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/mumbai-all" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">city</a> on Thursday, police said.
In the last two months, city police has rescued five children from the clutches of traffickers, said a senior official.
Acting on a tip-off, crime branch officials laid a trap and arrested a woman in Dadasaheb Gaikwad Nagar in suburban <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/chembur-all" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Chembur</a> and rescued a child.
During interrogation, the woman admitted that she had obtained the girl from her mother for selling, an official said.
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Her questioning led police to another woman involved in the trafficking racket, he added.
A First Information Report was registered at Deonar police station.
"In the last two months, Mumbai Police has saved five children from being sold," said Deputy Commissioner of Police Sangramsingh Nishandar.
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