Baby-selling racket mastermind lured homeless to sell kids for making lakhs

Mankhurd police caught six accused on December 12 CCTV grab where accused Yogita is seen holding baby Ahmad near Mankhurd stationThe modus operandi of the perpetrators behind a babyselling racket mdash which was busted on December 12 mdash has been revealed The mastermind and arrested accused Asha Thakur would con street dwellers into parting with their children saying that she had several lsquohighclassrsquo clients who would pay lakhs for their babyShe would coax them into the deal saying they could make some money by selling their baby and as for another child they could have one anytime they wantedAlso Read Yet another babyselling racket busted by Mumbai police four women heldYogita Sale another arrested accused told the police during interrogation that Asha convinced her to bring babies for her which she would sell to those who need them and get lots of money in return Yogita who was stuck in an unhappy household with her inlaws wanted a separate home for herself and her husband She readily gave into Asharsquos plan and stole the baby of her cousins Mohammad Arif Khan and Yasmin Khan on December 4Stole my baby ranNarrating what happened prior to the kidnapping Yasmin said ldquoMy mother took my baby out as Yogita asked to play with her Then my mother diverted my attention to other things and just then Yogita stole my baby and ran offrdquoYasmin and Mohammed registered a complaint on December 5 but couldnrsquot find their one and halfyearold son Ahmad Jafar Khan or Yogita for another week Yasmin told cops she suspected Yogita of stealing Ahmad after which cops started looking for her and found her on December 12 She was also captured on CCTV with Ahmad outside Mankhurd stationRead Story Mumbai Mankhurd police recover four more babies sold in racketMeanwhile after further probe into the case cops found that the couples who had bought the babies were taking utmost care of them Upon being asked why they paid R24 lakh to Asha for the children when several NGOs give babies for adoption without charging a single penny one of the couples said Asha told them shersquos taking the money for legal procedures and the babyrsquos motherThree teams formedDCP Zone 6 Shahaji Umap told midday ldquoWe have approached the child welfare committee to look into why couples are opting for this way of adopting a child what are the problems faced by them in adopting the baby legally The illegal adoptions in different states is helping this racket enjoy the money after selling the babiesrdquoHe added ldquoWe have formed three teams to find more accused who are involved in the network and trying our best to rescue other babies who were sold by themrdquoCops believe at least five more accomplices could still be absconding In addition to Yogita and Asha the other arrested accused in the case are Nurjahan Mulla Prabhavati Naik Ganesh Sale Yogitarsquos husband and Mala Wankhede