New Delhi, June 18 (IANS). Delhi Police on Thursday busted an interstate gang involved in human trafficking, which was involved in trafficking of children. 13 accused involved in this gang have been arrested, which mainly included smugglers, middlemen, buyers and a hospital owner. During this period, the police have also rescued six newborn babies from Delhi, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh.
The investigation has exposed a gang which was involved in organized child trafficking. This gang was active on a large scale mainly in Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. At the same time, the owner of the hospital allegedly provided assistance in illegal abortions. Besides, he also helped in getting fake documents for transfer of newborn children.
At first, Rs 20,000 was charged as decoy operation. After this, an amount of Rs 2 lakh 92 thousand 400 was charged to buy newborn babies. After investigation by the police, a person who was supplying newborn babies from Gujarat was arrested.
According to the police, after receiving the information on June 5, a decoy operation was started by the police near RK Ashram Marg near Paharganj area, where the police arrested Jyoti alias Kamlesh, Shalu and Lalit from the spot while they were selling newborn babies to customers. During this time, a newborn baby was successfully rescued, who would hardly be only four to five days old.
In this case, the police registered the case at Paharganj police station under sections 143(4), 61(2) and 3(5) of the Indian Judicial Code and Juvenile Justice Act. The responsibility of this investigation was handed over to W/SI Pragati of the Operations Unit of the Central District.
Police investigation has revealed that the arrested accused is part of a gang involved in human trafficking at the interstate level. People associated with this gang used to buy children at various places and then sell them to couples who did not have children.
Police investigation has revealed that Jyoti was the main accused of the gang and had obtained children from different sources. It identified a supplier as Saibabhai Ghammar alias Kalia, who originally sourced newborn babies from Gujarat and Rajasthan.
Based on information received from accused Jyoti, two other accused were also arrested, identified as Pratibha and Vipin. All of them were busy making arrangements for other newborn children. During this arrest, the police also recovered Rs 2 lakh 92 thousand 400 from them. Investigators believe that all of them were involved in buying newborn babies.
Apart from this, the name of Omwati has also come up in the police investigation, who works as a domestic help in Gurugram. Police allege that Omwati played the role of mediator in the entire matter and played an important role in arranging for the newborn babies. After arranging for the newborn babies, they were given for sale to gangs involved in child trafficking.
At the same time, the name of Dr. Viveki has also come up in the police investigation, who is the owner of Heera Multi Specialty Hospital. This hospital is located in Begumpur area of Delhi. Investigation has revealed that the hospital was playing an important role in child trafficking, because all the babies were kept in this hospital. After this, a search was conducted for couples who were childless.
Investigation has also revealed that fabricated documents like hospital records, reproductive documents and other documents were collected, which proved helpful in the transfer of newborn children.
According to the police, this gang was operated on the basis of a huge network, which mainly included suppliers, middlemen, drivers and buyers.
According to the information received, newborn babies were collected from different areas of the state and handed over to the Delhi gang members. Once the newborn baby was brought to Delhi, it was hidden, put under medical care and prepared for illegal transfer to potential buyers.
Through this network, childless couples were identified who were looking for a child. It is alleged that forged records and supporting documents were created to establish legal paternity and facilitate the transfer of the infants. After this the children were sold for huge sums of money up to lakhs of rupees.
–IANS
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