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Four Arrested as Medak Police Recover Newborn Allegedly Sold After False Death Claim

Police say the case reveals a baby-selling scheme that used a false death claim.

Overview

  • Police in Medak recovered a newborn and arrested four people in an alleged baby-selling case.
  • Investigators say hospital staff told the mother her baby had died soon after delivery at a private facility.
  • Police allege a nurse gave the infant to an intermediary who sold her to a couple in Siddipet for ₹1.5 lakh.
  • The parents went to police after learning the child was alive, and officers reunited the baby with them 24 days after birth.
  • The inquiry remains open, with the hospital unnamed in reports and some identities varying, while ICDS child-welfare staff helped in the handover.