A Thane-based homosexual couple allegedly bought a one-year-old boy after paying Rs 4.65 lakh to his parents, with the mediation of two transgender individuals and a woman agent, identified as Sakeena Shaikh, from the Malwani area of Malad.

The DN Nagar police booked and arrested six—the parents, the transgender individuals, the man who allegedly bought the child and Shaikh—in connection with the case on Sunday while the toddler was rescued and sent to a childcare centre in Andheri West.