A clandestine network of illegal child adoption has recently been uncovered in Telangana and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, leaving families shattered. With thousands fervently waiting for a chance to embrace parenthood, a dearth of children available for legal adoption has led many to resort to illicit means. While police scramble to untangle the network’s complexities with an intensive probe and several arrests, the fate of those already ensnared by the baby business hangs in the balance, writes Lavpreet Kaur
