In a major operation, the Women Development and Child Welfare (WD&CW) Department officials have busted a surrogacy racket and rescued a baby girl who was allegedly sold away by the gang.
The officials said the suspects, all natives of Vijayawada and Eluru district, had allegedly sold away many babies in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in the last several years. The gang members, which was operating in NTR, Guntur and Eluru districts, were communicating through social media groups. They had sold away babies for ₹3 lakh to ₹5 lakh, the investigation officers said.
