Police identify woman who sold infant, to record her statement

Ranchi: Police have identified the woman who sold a baby boy for Rs 22,000 to one Nikhat Parveen and are going to record her statement, sources said on Saturday.

Parveen, who is a resident of Mumbai, was detained at Birsa Munda International Airport on Thursday while she was trying to board an Indigo flight with the baby, whom she had bought in Sonahatu area of Ranchi.

A case was registered against her under Juvenile Justice act at the anti-human trafficking unit and she was forwarded to jail on Friday.

Kotwali officer-in-charge Shaliendra Prasad said, “Both the buyer and seller of the infant committed a crime. However, the statement of woman who sold the child has to be recorded before taking further action. Preliminary information suggests that she is from a poor family.”

Meanwhile, Sanjay Mishra who has worked with the government to rescue a number of children from trafficking, said, “Ever since the Central Adoption Resource Authority was formed, elaborate measures are to be followed before a child is adopted. Due to the intricate procedures, there is a long list of people waiting for adopting a child. The applicants are made to wait even for several years. Under such circumstances, some people using money to adopt a child.”

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