Kerala police expose Kottayam newborn trafficking after Assam woman's escape
Kerala police just uncovered a disturbing trafficking racket in Kottayam, where pregnant women from other states were tricked with fake promises of care and then forced to give up their newborns.
The whole thing came to light when a 22-year-old woman from Assam managed to escape and report what happened: she'd been held in a rented house and abused for refusing to hand over her baby.
Assam survivor prompts 2 arrests
The survivor had left Assam after being pressured to abort her pregnancy, only to be lured online by people pretending to be charity workers.
She ended up lodged in a rented house with other pregnant women before fleeing the house on her own; locals later spotted her and alerted the police.
Thanks to her bravery, two suspects, Raja from Tamil Nadu and his brother-in-law Arjun, have been arrested, and police are now investigating links to similar cases in other states.