Hyderabad: Six
persons including four women were today arrested for allegedly abducting baby
boys and selling them in Nalgonda district of Telangana, police said.
M Mallaiah, M Raju (stone cutter) besides four women-- K
Rangamma (Tea vendor) P Yadamma, K Pochamma, M Buchamma (all labourers) had
formed a gang and started kidnapping baby boys aged between 1-4 years and sold
them to those not having children for amount ranging from Rs. 7,000 to Rs. One
lakh, Nalgonda Superintendent of Police T Prabhakar Rao said.
"They confessed of kidnapping and selling seven
children from different parts of Cyberabad Police Commissionerate and
Vijayawada city between November last year and June 18," the SP said
adding all the children were sold at Alair and Yadagirgutta areas of Nalgonda
district.
Out of the seven babies five were identified and handed over
to their parents while the buyers were being questioned. Further investigations
are on.