VISAKHAPATNAM: Visakha rural cops busted a child-kidnapping gang and arrested 10 persons so far and seized three motorbikes, nine mobile phones, and Rs 4.20 lakh in cash.
They also rescued four babies sold to different persons at different places.
The babies were identified as alms seeker Rajamma’s child P Darshit Kumar (8 months), P Maheswari’s daughter Rurasri ( 9 months), Palla Raju’s daughter P Dikshta (9 months), and L Suraj’s son Arjun (3 months).
Police arrested P Maheswari (20) of Chinna Mushidiwada, Cooli K Kranthi (25) of Allipuram, security guard N Mani (30) of Gosha hospital, auto driver Polamarasetty Ramesh (36) of Pendurthi, K Sampath (18) of Kancharapalem, S Suresh (20) of Dumbriguda mandal, driver A Krishna (21) of Padmapuram, Nakka Srinivasa Rao (34) of Sabbavaram mandal, S Nagamani (32) of Kancharapalem and P Mohana Rao (39) of Pendurthi.
Rural SP B Krishna Rao told media that the security guard at Gosha hospital in Vizag, N Mani, who lives with P Ramesh, gathered information about poor and destitute people coming to the hospital and lured them into selling their babies to others.
