Pune couple among four arrested for child trafficking

A case has been registered under relevant sections of child trafficking under the Juvenile Justice Act against the four accused at Panchgani police station

A couple from the city are among the four arrested by the Panchgani police for child trafficking. The couple was attempting to buy a newborn baby.

According to the police, Rajesh Chaurasia (40), the father of the child, had developed an illicit relationship with a 23-year-old woman, the mother of the child. He tried to pressurise her into abandoning the baby on delivery, but when she refused, he decided to sell the child. He was introduced to the couple by a woman, who runs a school in Panchgani. The couple was scheduled to leave for Muscat after buying the child.

A case has been registered under relevant sections of child trafficking under the Juvenile Justice Act against the four accused at Panchgani police station. The four accused, including Chaurasia, the woman who runs a school, and the couple who was to buy the child, are currently in police custody.

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