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Newborns For Sale? “Families Were Paid Between Rs 5 Lakh And Rs 15 Lakh Per Child”
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Published: 07/04/26
Updated: 07/04/26
You may have heard of children being kidnapped and sold to traffickers, but have you ever seen parents willingly sell their own child?
A shocking incident has been reported from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, where a 10-day-old baby boy was allegedly sold by his parents because they already had 4 children and could not afford to raise another one.
The couple, working as daily labourers, were arrested along with two traffickers. This is a new development in the child trafficking racket that was busted in January this year.
On 29th January, 4 accused were caught near Ahmedabad airport while they were on their way to resell a 15-day-old baby in Hyderabad. 9 people have been arrested so far.
It is believed that as many as 20 children, or more, from tribal families have been trafficked to Hyderabad in the last 2 years. Police investigations have revealed that most of these children belonged to poor families that had limited access to basic facilities like healthcare and education.
One of the officials shared, “Families were paid between Rs 5 lakh and Rs 15 lakh per child. The price varied by gender, age, and complexion. A fair-complexioned newborn boy fetched the highest amount. Girls and darker-complexioned children were sold for less".
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While further investigations are being carried out, police are determined to find out whether it was just poverty that made the parents take such drastic steps, or whether the children were actually conceived with the intention of being sold.
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