Summary:
New Delhi, Jan 24 (PTI) A woman and three others were arrested for allegedly trying to sell her one-month-old child for Rs 2 lakh, police said.
To nab the suspects and recover the baby safely, two police personnel posed as decoy customers and struck a deal of Rs 2 lakh to purchase the baby.
The accused have been identified as Praveen Khatoon (45), Santosh (35), Madhu Singh (30) and their associate Satish (35), they said.
A resident of Uttam Nagar, Singh wanted to sell her baby for cash through the three alleged brokers, police said.
They claimed to have saved the girl child from becoming a victim of immoral trafficking.
On Saturday, the police team at Sabzi Mandi in North Delhi received information about the involvement of Khatoon in selling minor children.