The Cyberabad police arrested an 11-member gang involved in child trafficking and rescued two infants in Hyderabad. The gang, led by Babu Reddy and Gangadhar Reddy, allegedly targeted poor families willing to sell their babies and later sold them to childless couples for hefty amounts.
According to statistics, a total of 86 children were given for adoption since the inception of Shishugriha in 2011. Of that, 59 were girls and the remaining 27 were boys. 68 percent of girls were adopted by couples.