Delhi Police bust inter-state child trafficking racket, rescue five infants, arrest 13

In a major breakthrough against organised child trafficking Delhis Central District Police have dismantled an interstate child trafficking syndicate and arrested 13 accused personsThe accused who have been arrested include traffickers mediators buyers and a hospital owner The officials have also rescued five infants from different locations across Delhi Haryana and Madhya PradeshDelhi Police uncovers a wellorganised childtrafficking syndicateAccording to IANS the investigation exposed a wellorganised child trafficking network operating across Delhi Haryana Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat with the hospital owner allegedly facilitating illegal adoptions and arranging fabricated documents to support the illegal transfer of infantsA cash amount of Rs 20000 used as token money during a decoy operation and Rs 292400 allegedly intended for the purchase of a newborn child were recovered during the investigationMaster supplier of infants apprehended from GujaratThe alleged master supplier of infants was apprehended from Gujarat following extensive technical surveillance and sustained efforts by the policePolice officials white briefing about the operation said that on June 5 acting on specific intelligence inputs a team from the Operations Unit of the Central District conducted a decoy operation near RK Ashram Metro Station in the Paharganj areaDuring the operation we apprehended Jyoti alias Kamlesh Shalu and Lalit while allegedly attempting to sell a newborn infant to decoy customers arranged by the police team ldquoWe also rescued a male infant approximately four to five days oldrdquo the official addedAn FIR under Sections 1434 612 and 35 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS and Section 81 of the Juvenile Justice Act was registered at the Paharganj Police Station and the investigation was entrusted to WSI Pragati of the Operations Unit Central DistrictDuring sustained interrogation and technical investigation police discovered that the arrested individuals were part of a larger organised interstate child trafficking syndicateAll the accused who have been arrested till now are said to be engaged in procuring infants from various sources and illegally selling them to childless couples for substantial monetary consideration according to IANSNewborn infants were allegedly sourced from Rajasthan and GujaratInvestigators further found that Jyoti was functioning as a key trafficker and coordinator of the network and allegedly obtained infants through various intermediaries One of the primary suppliers was identified as Saybabhai Ghamar alias Kalia who allegedly sourced newborn infants from Rajasthan and GujaratBased on information provided by Jyoti two additional accused Pratibha and Vipin were apprehended while allegedly on their way to arrange another infantPolice recover Rs 292400 from the accusedDuring their arrest police recovered Rs 292400 in cash which investigators believe was intended for the purchase of a newborn childThe investigation also disclosed the involvement of Omwati a domestic worker from Gurugram Police alleged that she acted as a mediator and helped arrange the infants who were subsequently handed over to members of the trafficking network for illegal saleHospital owner involved in child trafficking syndicateOne of the most significant findings of the investigation was the alleged involvement of Dr Viveki owner of Heera Multi Speciality Hospital in Delhis Begampur who played a crucial role in facilitating the illegal trafficking operation by keeping trafficked infants at her hospital and identifying prospective buyers among childless couples seeking fertilityrelated treatmentPolice while stating more about the operation said ldquoThe syndicate operated through a highly organised network comprising suppliers mediators transporters facilitators and buyersrdquo as cited by IANSInfants after being sourced were concealedFurthermore infants were allegedly procured from various sources in different states and transported to Delhi through members of the syndicate Once brought to Delhi the infants were concealed medically attended to and prepared for illegal transfer to prospective buyersPolice identified Jyoti 37 a resident of Delhis Tilak Nagar as the main trafficker and coordinator of the syndicate She has previously been involved in several criminal cases related to kidnapping trafficking and POCSO offencesWith inputs from IANS