2 Women Arrested Selling a 15-Day Old Baby Girl
A 15-day-old baby girl was rescued by the police from two women, who allegedly tried selling the newborn baby for Rs 4.5 lakh.
In an extremely shocking incident which has been reported from Mumbai, A 15-day-old baby girl was rescued by the police from two women, who allegedly tried selling the newborn baby for Rs 4.5 lakh. The accused are identified as Julia Fernandez who is 35 years old and a resident of Worli, along with Shabana Shaikh who is 30 years old and lives in Shivaji Nagar, Govandi was arrested on Sunday 31st July.
According to the police report, a Pune-based couple had approached an adoption center a few months ago and filed an application for adoption. But after a few days, they received a message on their mobile phone that a woman wanted to give a newborn baby girl for ?4.5 lakh, without completing legal formalities and if the couple wanted the baby, they should contact her. The person then informed an employee of the adoption center in Pune who suspected some foul play and approached the office of the women and child welfare commissioner in Pune. An early investigation into the matter revealed that the messages had originated from Mumbai and the social service branch was alerted in the city to look into the matter. After receiving information, they formed a team comprising a lady constable and a male police officer from the special juvenile police unit (SJPU) and approached the accused pretending to be prospective parents who wanted to adopt a newborn baby girl,’’ said a senior police inspector Manoj Sutar. As per the conversation on the mobile phone, the accused agreed to meet them at a nursing home in the Sion Koliwada area of Mumbai. The accused demanded ?4.5 lakh, claiming that she would give ?4 lakh to the baby’s actual parents, and she would keep ?50,000. The police officer then visited the nursing home in Sion Koliwada and when the accused handed over the baby to the policemen in plain clothes, we nabbed both the women who were identified as Shabana and Fernandez.
During interrogation, the accused revealed that the baby girl was born to a Delhi-based couple, who gave her a week ago to sell the baby. Shababa was taking care of the baby for one week while Fernandez worked as an agent, said a police officer.Their interrogation also revealed that Fernandez had previous similar cases registered against her in Wadala TT and Mankhurd police stations and we are verifying the facts. Both the women were arrested under the charges of human trafficking, said the police officer. What do you think about this shocking incident? Do mention your thoughts in the comment section below.
