Child Trafficking Case: Mumbai Crime Branch Arrests 2 Including Woman

The Mumbai Crime Branch on Monday has arrested 2 people involved in a child trafficking case.

The crime branch has arrested 10 people so far in the case, including these 2 people.

Daya Nayak of the Crime Branch Mumbai stated, “The Crime Branch has arrested a woman from Kherdi in the Chiplun district of Maharashtra and a man from Virar in Palghar district on Monday in a child trafficking case.”

Furthermore, the crime branch stated that they took them into custody and interrogated them, however, they have not been arrested yet. Those who were arrested by the Crime Branch were involved in the buying and selling of the child.

Earlier, The Mumbai Crime Branch arrested 3 people, including a couple accused of selling their children to arrange money for buying drugs, and rescued a 1-month-old baby girl from Andheri.

A search for the second 2-year-old son is going on.

The arrested accused include parents Shabbir and Sania Khan and Shakeel Makrani. Usha Rathod, an alleged agent who took a commission from the sale, was detained by the Crime Branch.

Daya Nayak, Mumbai Crime Branch stated in a statement, “A couple addicted to drugs sold their own 2 children to raise money in Andheri. As soon as the couple’s family learned about the incident, the story came to light. Police have registered a case against the accused couple and 2 others. The accused couple sold the boy for Rs 60,000 and the 1-month-old girl for Rs 14,000.”

Police registered a case against Shabbir Khan, his wife Sania, Usha Rathore and Shakeel Makrani. Shabbir and Sania were drug addicts.