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Tribune News Service
New Delhi, September 23
A woman has been arrested from south Delhi for allegedly running a racket involved in selling children, a police official said.
The woman, Kavita (40), is suspected to be the kingpin of the racket selling babies to childless couples at prices ranging between Rs 2 lakh and Rs 5 lakh, he said.
The accused was held three days ago and a court has sent her to police remand, the official said, adding that two babies have been recovered after her arrest.
The racket came to the notice of the Delhi Police last month, following which two police personnel met one of the accused posing as a childless couple. The accused was arrested and four children were rescued from his possession.
One of the four children died at the hospital later. It was later revealed that the baby belonged to a minor girl who had become pregnant after being allegedly raped in outer Delhi, the official said.
More arrests were made, but Kavita was on the run. She was finally arrested after she came to her house in south Delhi.