Babies smuggled in biscuit cartons in WB
The West Bengal police on Tuesday arrested eight people in Kolkata for smuggling newborn babies, some just 24 hours old, in biscuit cartons and then selling them to childless couples. Newborn girls with dark complexion were sold for ₹80,000-₹1 lakh and with fair complexion for ₹1 lakh-₹1.5 lakh. Boys were sold for ₹2 lakh, police stated.