The Matunga police have arrested the main agent in the recently busted baby-selling racket, who allegedly sold five infants. The police suspect that each person involved in the racket earned Rs 10,000 to Rs 20,000 while the couple taking the baby would be charged  Rs 2 lakh to Rs 3 lakh. The matter came to light on December 12, after the police received information that a mother allegedly sold her infant for Rs 1 lakh. Subsequently, the police arrested nine women in the case while the baby was rescued from Karnataka.

After questioning the nine women, the police arrested 52-year-old Abdulkarim Dastagir Nadaf, a resident of Hukkeri, Karnataka. “During interrogation, one of the accused—Baby Tamboli, 50—revealed that her husband has been playing an active role in the syndicate and we arrested him. This is a serious offence and we are investigating the matter,” said Ragasudha R, deputy commissioner of police (Zone IV).