Patiala, July 3 -- Entire crime conducted under false pretext of adoption; ASHA worker and a midwife among those arrested

The Fatehgarh Sahib police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a human trafficking racket involved in buying and selling newborn children in different states by arresting eight people, including an ASHA worker and a midwife.

The entire crime was conducted under the false pretext of adoption.

The incident has again exposed the involvement of health department employees in the organised human trafficking network in the state. Last week, three people, including a health department employee, Kuldeep Kaur of Sangrur district, were arrested while selling a newborn in the Shambhu area of Patiala district.

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