Three arrested for attempting to sell baby

The Central Division police on Wednesday arrested three people who were allegedly involved in a baby-selling racket. According to the police, one of the accused, Tarannum Babu, had ‘purchased’ a 38-da

The Central Division police on Wednesday arrested three people who were allegedly involved in a baby-selling racket. According to the police, one of the accused, Tarannum Babu, had ‘purchased’ a 38-day-baby boy born to her domestic help. “Further inquiries revealed that the baby had been born out of wedlock, and sold by the father for ₹1.3 lakh to Tarannum who in turn sold the newborn to her relative K. Sawood from HBR Layout. She took ₹50,000 from her relative as an advance,” said the police. The racket came to light when PSI Priyadarshini Bandivaddar from Wilson Garden, after receiving a tip-off on August 16, went to the spot near Agadi hospital and found a couple fighting on the road. On noticing the police in uniform approaching them, the man escaped and the police caught the woman later identified as Tarannum Babu, a resident of Adugodi. “The man she was fighting with was the baby’s father, Mubarak, who was upset had he had not received the promised amount.”