Overview
- Miyapur police, assisted by the Shamshabad Special Operations Team, detained 11 suspects in Hyderabad while they were allegedly attempting to sell two infants.
- The rescued newborns were handed to Sishu Vihar in Ameerpet for safe custody, police said at a press briefing.
- Police allege the group procured babies from economically vulnerable parents and sold them to childless couples through a chain of middlemen.
- Investigators cite IVF agent Vemula Babu Reddy and Venkipally Gangadhar Reddy as repeat offenders tied to multiple cases across Cyberabad, Rachakonda and Hyderabad under the Juvenile Justice and Surrogacy laws.
- Current case details include one infant allegedly sourced from Ahmedabad and another from Ramanpet in Siddipet for sale in Hyderabad, with efforts underway to trace additional links, buyers and evidence.