UP cops bust child trafficking racket in Ghaziabad

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Published : Jul 28, 2021, 9:04 PM IST

Updated : Jul 28, 2021, 10:36 PM IST

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Three women and two men have been arrested in the child trafficking case in Ghaziabad, adjacent to the national capital Delhi on Wednesday. A one and a half-year-old child was recovered from the accused. The child was kidnapped in the year 2020 from the Sahibabad area. The child was sold to a couple who wanted a son for Rs 5 lakh.

Ghaziabad: Three women and two men have been arrested in the child trafficking case in Ghaziabad, adjacent to the national capital Delhi on Wednesday. A one and a half-year-old child was recovered from the accused. The child was kidnapped in the year 2020 from the Sahibabad area. The child was sold to a couple who wanted a son for Rs 5 lakh. The mastermind of this racket, Duryodhana was earlier arrested by the Aligarh Police.

UP cops bust child trafficking racket in Ghaziabad

A year and a half ago, the child was kidnapped by the prime accused Duryodhana from the Arthla area of ​​Sahibabad, located under Ghaziabad district. Duryodhana's two female accomplices - Sangeeta and Sonia, were also arrested by the police on Wednesday along with three other accused.

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The kidnapped child was sold to Rakesh, a resident of Gautam Budh Nagar for Rs 5 lakhs. Sonia and Sangeeta both received Rs 5,000 from this deal. Apart from Sonia, Sangeeta, the police have also arrested Rakesh and his daughter Kavita and son-in-law Rajneesh in this case. The child has been safely returned to its real parents.

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Duryodhana, the main accused in the case, was earlier arrested by Aligarh Police, due to which a big racket of child trafficking was busted. When the police interrogated Duryodhana, they got information about the kidnapped child from the Sahibabad area of Ghaziabad. Following a police investigation, all the accused have been arrested from Gautam Budh Nagar. The police will continue to investigate the case.

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Last Updated :Jul 28, 2021, 10:36 PM IST
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