A doctor was among the 10 people arrested for allegedly selling infants unwanted by their parents to childless couples for amounts ranging between Rs 1.8 lakh and Rs 7.5 lakh using forged adoption papers, police said on Monday.Six children, all aged below one year, have been rescued from various locations in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, they said.
Those arrested include Sundar (35), the main accused, who allegedly acted as a middleman. According to the police, he worked as a medical representative and coordinated between the biological parents and prospective buyers. He also maintained contact with quacks who allegedly provided medicines to parents seeking to give up their children.
The other accused include a doctor, identified as Kamlesh Kumar (33), who owns KK Hospital located in Agra district’s Fatehabad town. The doctor would take money from mothers, at a stage where they could not terminate their pregnancy, for delivering their child, after which he would allegedly sell the children.
Kamlesh was later held by the police, who disguised themselves as patients and visited his clinic.