Mumbai Crime Branch Busts Racket For Selling Newborns

The Mumbai Crime Branch on January 16 busted a baby-selling racket and booked eight people including six women. Following a tip-off, the police arrested a woman, Rukhsar Shaikh, from Bandra and another accused during further probe. Reportedly, they sold baby girls for Rs 60,000 and for boys they charged Rs 1.50 lakh. The police revealed that the accused have sold at least four children, including their own babies, in last six months.