Bhiwandi : A sensational case of selling a newborn baby girl born 5 days back in Bhiwandi by the parents to brokers for Rs 1.5 lakh has come to light. After the information, Thane Crime Branch team has laid a trap and arrested 4 touts including parents red-handed. Humanity has been tarnished by this incident. According to the information received, auto rickshaw driver lawyer Ansari, resident of Shanti Nagar slum area, already had 3 daughters. Four days ago, when the fourth daughter was born, the couple contacted a group of touts, Zeenat Khan, Wasim Sheikh, Kainat Sheikh and Muzammil Sheikh, resident of Mumbra, to sell the newborn girl and made a deal for one and a half lakh rupees.
As soon as it was decided to sell the newborn baby, autorickshaw driver lawyer Ansari along with wife Mumtaz went to Swagat Hotel in Thane with the newborn baby girl. As soon as the information about selling the girl child was received from the informer, Thane Crime Branch Unit-1 team laid a trap and sold the girl to the touts and took Rs 1.5 lakh and arrested 4 touts including the parents red-handed. The police has sent the newborn girl to the Children’s Correctional Home in Dombivli for health protection and care.
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Police is investigating by registering a criminal case. The police are hopeful that the arrested touts may unearth other cases of sale of children. In the above context, the arrested father rickshaw driver, lawyer Ansari, while selling the newborn girl to a customer for 1.5 lakh, expressed his regret and told the police that there are already 3 girls. This time there was hope for a son when the wife became pregnant, but then a daughter was born. This step has been taken because it is very difficult to survive and marry 4 daughters by driving an autorickshaw.