Delhi Police Breaks Child Trafficking Racket with String of Arrests

Delhi Police busted a child-trafficking racket, arresting four members and rescuing two children. The gang supplied children to childless couples, posing as a legitimate adoption service. Investigations revealed the operation was active from 2023 to 2025, exploiting legal loopholes for illegal adoptions.

Delhi Police's railway unit dismantled a child-trafficking syndicate, arresting four individuals and liberating two children. The operation, officials confirmed on Monday, involved a deceitful adoption scheme where trafficked children were sold to childless couples.

Investigations initiated after a kidnapping case at New Delhi Railway Station uncovered a network active from 2023 to 2025. CCTV footage exposed the abduction of multiple children, leading to the apprehension of key suspects near Badarpur-Faridabad.

The criminal operation, headed by a couple, employed fake adoption documents to legitimize transactions. Financial mediators and a self-styled doctor facilitated the sale of kidnapped infants, branding them as abandoned. Rescued children are now under protection at the Children Welfare Centre.