India, Dec. 7 -- The Delhi Police arrested four women and a man for allegedly kidnapping and selling a 1.5-month-old baby in Delhi six months ago.

Police busted the racket and also arrested the couple who "bought" the child for Rs.1.5 lakh. The couple had four daughters and wanted a boy, they added.

According to the police, the incident took place at Seelampur metro station on June 4. The complainant alleged that a woman came to offer help when she was taking the child to her mother's place but instead stole her child.

Kushal Pal Singh, DCP (metro) said the police team looked at routes taken by the woman for months but she kept changing her hideous.

He said they traced the location of the accused, identified as Devaki Bahadur, 22, to ...