NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police nabbed four child traffickers, including a woman, while they were trying to sell a 15-day-old baby in the national capital who they had stolen from Punjab’s Fazilka, an official said on Wednesday.
During the interrogation, the cops managed to save another infant from the clutches of the traffickers. The accused were identified as Gurmeet Singh (41), Hasmeet Kaur (37), Mariyam (30), and Naina (24).
DCP (Outer) Jimmy Chiram said that information regarding a child trafficking gang near Sonia Hospital was received at Nangloi Police Station following which a team of 7 police personnel, including female cops, was formed and dispatched to the specified location.
“One male and three females, including a woman carrying a baby girl were apprehended as they were planning to take the child to an undisclosed location,” the DCP said, adding the infant rescued was around 15-20 days old. Accordingly, the police registered a case under relevant provisions of law against the traffickers and arrested them.
According to the officer, the rescued child was traced back to Fazilka, Punjab and was being sold for a hefty sum, however, the officers intervened timely and the child was rescued. The parents were also informed accordingly.
During interrogation of the traffickers, it was revealed that they lured the poor families and took away their children and sold them.”They got this girl from Punjab and tried to sell in UP but could not find a customer. Later, they were trying to sell in Delhi but got caught,” the DCP said.
On further interrogation, the cops were informed about another child, a baby girl aged about 3 months, who was sold in Chandigarh for about Rs 2.5 lakhs. Accordingly, a team was moved and in the intervening night of April 10-11, the police rescued the child from a couple in Chandigarh. Further probe is on, the official added.