Mumbra police bust sale of 20-day-old baby, rescue infant from Ratnagiri, arrest 10

A shocking case of the buying and selling of a newborn just 20 days old has come to light in Mumbra. The baby was first sold for Rs 2.5 lakh, but the price rose to Rs 6.5 lakh as the deal went further. The baby was being sold on from Jalna to Ratnagiri. Mumbra police busted the racket, took the baby into their custody safely and arrested ten accused. Two more suspects have been detained in the same case. The action has revealed a larger racket in selling newborns.

The complainant, Anisa Rafiq Shaikh, lives in the Shantinagar area of Kalwa and begs at Mumbra railway station. Her 20-day-old baby was sold. According to Anisa's allegation, Rehan Rizwan Shaikh pressured her to do so. The baby was sold for Rs 2.5 lakh. So that the matter would not come out, Rs 1.95 lakh was given to the complainant. It has also emerged that the mother was pressured to sell the baby and that the money from the deal was also snatched from her. The mother and her sister were badly beaten with a wire and the money was taken. On November 5, Anisa went to Mumbra police station and filed a complaint against the accused.

Seeing the gravity of the case, Deputy Commissioner of Police Balasaheb Patil formed a team to bring the baby back safely. Senior Police Inspector Ganesh Javadwad formed five separate teams for the investigation. Women Police Inspector Vrushali Pawar, Police Inspectors Sharad Kumbhar and Prashant Patil, and Assistant Police Inspectors Tejas Sawant and Ram Dalvi sped up the probe. Police acted in Mumbra, Diva, Dombivli, Kalyan and Jalna. The investigation found that the baby had been taken from Mumbra to Kalyan and from Diva to Ratnagiri. The baby was rescued safely from Ratnagiri. The court has remanded all the arrested accused in police custody until November 10.