Thane, Police in Maharashtra’s Thane have arrested 10 members of a gang, including a Home Guard personnel, involved in selling a newborn baby, and rescued the infant, an official said on Saturday.
A police team was formed to track down the gang and rescue the child. Further investigation led the police team to Jalna district, where they detained Gopinath Kisan Dhotre , a Home Guard stationed in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar, who assisted in the child’s sale. Following a medical examination, the rescued infant was placed under the care of ‘Janani Ashish Sanstha’ in Dombivli as directed by the Child Welfare Committee , which will determine further custody arrangements.
The personnel from the Mumbra police station rescued the 20-day-old infant unharmed on Friday, within 24 hours of receiving the complaint, Deputy Commissioner of Police Balasaheb Patil said at a press conference. Following the incident, a case was registered at the Mumbra police station on November 5, 2026, under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , including Sections 143, 143, 308, 61, 309, 352, 115, and 351. Within 24 hours, police apprehended from Thane seven suspects Jyoti Naresh Patil , Rehan Rizwan Shaikh , Farhan alias Ferau Rehan Shaikh , Farida Akbar Sayyed , Hurna alias Husna Altaf Shaikh , Anita Gopinath Dhotre and Sunita Pravin Khairnar . The remaining two accused, Pratima Prakash Parab of Dombivli and Shilpa Pradeep Sathe of Diva, were arrested on November 6.
