Circumstances forced me to give up guardianship of my baby, but Julia Fernandes manipulated all the documents and sold my son to someone. I just want my baby back,” said Tanya Arlappan, the biological mother of a three-year-old boy, who was allegedly sold by Julia Fernandes, whose links recently emerged in a baby-selling racket busted by the Matunga police.

Arlappan and her advocate, Edith Dey, have been running from pillar to post to regain custody of the now three-year-old since 2021. mid-day has continuously highlighted the involvement of Julia Fernandes, who allegedly manipulates documents needed to adopt children from the city civil court. She is the prime suspect in several baby-selling rackets throughout the city.