Article: Midwife, three others held for selling newborn babies

Ravi Bajpai

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI, India, May 1 -- A midwife, who allegedly helped unmarried pregnant women sell their children, has been arrested along with three other persons, police said. Jyoti, the brain behind the racket, worked as a private midwife and usually operated in slum clusters, said an officer.

She has allegedly sold off at least half a dozen newborn babies in different states in North India. She was arrested while allegedly striking a deal for a three-day-old girl with policemen posing as customers on Wednesday.

"Jyoti's son and two other women who helped in the racket have also been arrested. We are interrogating them to find out the extent of the ...

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