Kalyan Illegal Adoption Case: Baby sold for one lakh due to financial hardship, deal made within the premises of the Tehsil office

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Dombivli: She had two miscarriages earlier, and if she has a child, her life is in danger….so the baby deal…and that too within the premises of the Kalyan Tehsil office… an attempt to buy and sell a newborn baby has been exposed. In this regard, a case has been registered at the Titwala Taluka Police Station against the child’s parents and the couple who are preparing to adopt the child illegally. The police have registered a case based on the complaint filed by the District Women and Child Development Department and started an investigation.

The action was taken based on information received through the Child Helpline of Thane District Women and Child Development Department. The parents of the child confessed to the police that they were selling the child for Rs 1 lakh due to their financial situation.

Immediate action is taken if the adoption process of young children is implemented illegally through the District Women and Child Development Department. In this way, the coordinating officer of the District Women and Child Development Department had received information about the Child Helpline. Upon learning that a couple was coming to the Kalyan Tehsil Office to prepare mutual documents to implement the adoption process of a child, Shraddha Narkar, coordinator of Thane District City Child Helpline, immediately reached the Kalyan Tehsil Office. It was noticed that a couple was present there to adopt their child to another couple. Since this was a serious matter, Shraddha Narkar took help from the local Mahatma Phule Chowk police.

The baby is safe with his mother Ashish from Dombivli.

After questioning in the presence of the police, the Koli couple who adopted the baby revealed the information. Since they did not have a son, they decided to adopt the baby from a couple they knew. The couple who sold the baby also gave information. Due to financial difficulties and health reasons, they could not take care of the baby, so they decided to give the baby to a couple they knew. In return, they decided to take one lakh rupees. The couple also confessed to accepting 20 thousand rupees out of it. The baby was born on September 26 at the Central Hospital in Ulhasnagar. The baby has now been handed over to the Janani Ashish Charitable Trust in Dombivli as per the instructions given by the Ulhasnagar District Child Welfare Committee.

Shocking reasons for buying/selling babies

The Koli couple who bought the baby gave shocking information. The wife has had two miscarriages before. If the wife got pregnant again, her life was in danger. Therefore, we decided to adopt the baby. The Nanware couple who sold the baby are unemployed. They have a son. However, the Nanware couple told the police that they decided to give the baby up for adoption as they did not have the financial means to raise the child.