CBI busts gang of infant traffickers in Delhi, 7 held including 5 women
The probe agency has rescued three infants including a girl child.
The probe agency has rescued three infants including a girl child.
The police are closely monitoring the cases to ascertain the extent of this child-trafficking racket.
The plight of these children remains pathetic as after being sold to bangle units, they are forced to work for 18 hours at a stretch while being given food once a day.
An FIR was registered under section 370(3), 34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 80/81of the Juvenile Justice Act in PS Itanagar.
Among the female accused, Rukhsana who wanted to get rid of her child, under the influence of Dr. Sanjay agreed to sell off the baby.
With cases of 159 children falling to the prey of trafficking, the State topped the countrywide list in the number of people above 18 years who were victims of trafficking, the NCRB said.
Five kids aged between nine months and six years were rescued and shifted to a government home shelter. Bankura district court today remanded the accused principal, four members of the racket to five days of police custody and three others were sent to jail custody.
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The top court's bench comprising of Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justices AS Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy sought reply from the Centre and all the state governments on the matter.
According to the NCRB figures, the state ranked third just behind Rajasthan and West Bengal in 2017 when 362 boys and 33 girls below 18 years of age were rescued from the clutches of traffickers.
