BJP worker among two held for trafficking children

Rathore had later revealed the names of persons who had sold and bought children from them. These names included one Purshottam Agrawal, a snack shop-owner in Vadodara and his relative Raju Agarwal, a BJP worker from Chhota Udepur.

As per details, Raju, who worked with Rathore at a petrol pump in Chhota Udepur, introduced him to Purshottam in November last year. While Purshottam had two daughters, he allegedly wanted a son.

The three had agreed upon a price of Rs 60,000 for a baby boy, the police said. The police are yet to identify his real parents.

The Alirajpur police have arrested eight people in the case so far and rescued four children, including one from Vadodara.

According to the police, Rathore has confessed to have sold six children in the last two years. He has been booked under various IPC sections and under the Juvenile Justice Act. The police are now trying to identify other people involved in the racket, including doctors and potential buyers.