A Singaporean couple faces the potential loss of their adopted son, Marcus, from Indonesia, as he is among at least 20 babies allegedly trafficked for adoption in Singapore. A trial in West Java is underway, raising questions about the children's future and Singapore's vetting process.
Ahmedabad police uncovered an organized child begging network, identifying 276 trafficked children. Sarpanches in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh allegedly acted as brokers, recruiting children from poor families for monetary gain, with plans for rehabilitation and criminal charges against exploiters.
A Guna-based businessman and his wife have been arrested for allegedly abandoning their 2.5-year-old daughter on National Highway-552 in Sheopur district, believing the child brought bad luck. Police discovered the child was not legally adopted but purchased for around Rs 1 lakh through an illegal network in Indore. The case has widened into a suspected child trafficking racket, with investigators working to trace the child's biological parents and uncover the full scale of the operation.
