The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has dismantled a child trafficking ring by apprehending seven individuals engaged in selling infants to childless couples through social media advertisements. During the operation, the officials managed to rescue two infants, as reported by officials on Saturday. Acting on intelligence regarding the child trafficking network, the investigation agency conducted raids at various sites in Delhi and Haryana on Friday evening, news agency PTI reported.
Following the operation, the CBI apprehended seven members of the trafficking ring, who were subsequently taken into custody by the agency. Among those arrested are Neeraj from Sonipat, Indu Pawar from Delhi's Paschim Vihar, Aslam from Patel Nagar, Pooja Kashyap from Kanhaiya Nagar, Anjali from Malviya Nagar, Kavita, and Ritu.
During the operation, the agency uncovered two infants, aged 1.5 days and 15 days respectively, whom the gang intended to sell at Keshavpuram. A woman involved in selling the infants and a man who purchased them have been apprehended and are currently undergoing interrogation, as stated by officials of the CBI, PTI reported.
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