Jharkhand: Two Missionaries of Charity nuns arrested in alleged child trafficking racket

As part of a child trafficking racket in Ranchi,Jharkhand Police on Thursday arrested two nuns of Missionaries of Charity for allegedly selling babies.

According to the police, the two nuns allegedly sold four babies in Jharkhand as well as Uttar Pradesh in what is suspected to be an inter-state child trafficking racket.

Ranchi Deputy Superintendent of Police Shyamanand Mandal was quoted by news agency ANI as saying, “These nuns sold four babies – three in Jharkhand and one in Uttar Pradesh. Further investigation is underway.”

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The nuns are being questioned by the police.

Sister Prema, the third successor of Mother Teresa, was quoted by Matters India report as saying that they were “completely shocked” with the incident, assuring that all steps would be taken to ensure that such incidents do not occur in future. She further said that such happenings were against the “moral connections” of the charity.