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Greater Noida Sting Rescues Newborn, Hospital Owner and Staff Arrested

Investigators now probe a social media nexus targeting prospective adopters.

Overview

  • A tip from a couple seeking adoption triggered a coordinated trap by the AHTU, Child Welfare Committee and Bisrakh police.
  • Plainclothes officers apprehended a hospital employee near the Bisrakh roundabout around 4:30 pm while she carried a 10-day-old baby girl.
  • Subsequent questioning led to the arrests of hospital owner Yashika Garg, sanitation worker Gajendra and operating theatre technician Ranjit.
  • The alleged deal for the infant was reported at Rs 2.60 lakh after negotiations with the couple who contacted authorities.
  • The rescued baby is in a Noida shelter as police trace the biological parents, examine possible network links on social media and pursue cases reported under the BNS and the Juvenile Justice Act.