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Two men have been arrested in Kerala for allegedly running a newborn trafficking racket.
Police are investigating an alleged baby trafficking ring in Kottayam after a woman from Assam claimed she was promised financial aid for her newborn. She was allegedly taken to a secluded house with other pregnant women before escaping.
In 2024, the NIA filed a chargesheet against four people from Kerala.
Between 2021 and 2024, the RPF in Kerala rescued an average of 360 children annually. By mid-2025, 226 children have already been rescued.
Catholic nuns Preethi Merry and Vandana Francis, both from Kerala, along with Sukaman Mandavi, were arrested on July 25 for alleged human trafficking and forced religious conversion.
The nuns, currently housed in Durg jail, submitted their bail plea to the NIA court as directed by a sessions court.
The nuns, employed at Fatima Hospital in Agra, reached the station to board a train to Agra with three girls from Chhattisgarh.
The baby’s mother, Keerthana, and her partner, Shiva, sold the child to Aadhi Lakshmi, with intermediaries Senthil Kumar and Premalatha facilitating the transaction.
Women and girls continue to account for majority of victims globally, reveals UNODC report
According to police, Safna collected Rs 1.20 lakh from Kaneesh, a native of Thazhava in Kollam.
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