Court docket denies bail to girl accused in baby trafficking case | Ahmedabad Information

Ahmedabad: A metropolis periods court docket on Saturday denied bail to Vandanaben Panchal, who’s accused of kid trafficking and was caught with a few different accused individuals with an toddler who was illegally purchased from Himmatnagar city in Sabarkantha.On Jan 28, the crime department officers intercepted a automotive heading in the direction of town airport and nabbed three individuals transporting a baby, who was allegedly purchased illegally for Rs 3.60 lakh. The kid was to be offered to an individual in Hyderabad in Telangana. Police arrested Panchal, Roshan alias Sajjan Agrawal from Hyderabad, and Sumit Yadav. After the police remand, Panchal was despatched to judicial custody on Feb 4.In her bail plea, Panchal maintained her innocence and submitted that the names of the co-accused and the principle accused within the baby trafficking racket had been revealed. Since she is a good friend of the co-accused within the case, she was implicated.Public prosecutor Sudhir Brahmbhatt opposed the bail plea and submitted that Panchal’s position as a mediator within the baby trafficking racket was uncovered. She was booked underneath the provisions of the BNS and the Juvenile Justice Act. She received the kid from Himmatnagar and was caught with the kid when the cops intercepted the automobile. The investigator additionally highlighted an FIR registered towards Panchal in Hyderabad in 2025 with regard to an alleged baby trafficking racket.After listening to the case, metropolis periods Decide P B Patel rejected Panchal’s bail plea and mentioned, “The accused is dealing with fees of kid trafficking. Contemplating the gravity of the offence, and when such offences are on the surge these days, it’s not acceptable and justified to launch the accused on bail.”