An investigative report by India Today has found out that Kashmiri children among others orphaned due to Covid-19, are falling prey to illegal adoptions and child trafficking.
The investigation by the India Today discovered that many shady people associated with various organizations have put up these covid-19 orphans for sale.
The report mentions one ‘Asrar Amin,’ who runs an NGO in Kashmir called Global Welfare Charitable Trust, which claims to be working for children and family welfare.
But when India Today’s SIT reporters probed him at a hotel in Delhi, he offered Covid orphans under his care for “Rs 75,000 a child.”
“We have so many orphans with us. But if one wants a Covid orphan, there’s no problem,” he was quoted as saying by India TV. “Kashmiri children are really beautiful, Mashallah!” He added.
Amin demanded Rs 1.50 lakh for a pair of Covid orphans.
“So two children can be adopted for Rs 1.50 lakh, right?” asked the reporter.
“Yes. I am not taking this money for myself. It’s for my trust,” the NGO head replied.
Also, the report suggests that Amin was offering these children without any legal paperwork.
“You must be adopting a child for some reason. There’s no need for paperwork in that situation. But if you still insist, you can do it,” he said.
“But what if there’s a problem tomorrow?” the reporter asked.
“That’s my headache. I’ll handle. I’ll say you never met me. I don’t know you,” Amin replied.
The SIT probed further and found another NGO operator from Pampore in Kashmir offering newborn Covid orphans, some even lifted from hospitals, for adoption.
Newborns being lifted from hospitals
Another discovery in the investigative report was the newborns being lifted from hospitals.
The SIT probed further and found another NGO operator from Pampore in Kashmir offering newborn Covid orphans, some even lifted from hospitals, for adoption, the report says.
Aijaz Ahmad Dar of the Noble Foundation nonprofit told India Today’s investigative reporters in New Delhi that he would involve hospital doctors in stealing the orphaned newborns.
“Suppose there’s a newborn. We’ll get that baby lifted right away,” he said.
Aijaz Ahmad Dar of the Noble Foundation
“Like a Covid orphan, a newborn whose mother died from Covid in the hospital?” the reporter investigated.
“That’s what I am saying. We’ll take some gynaecologists, some MD (qualified doctor), whom I know, in confidence. We’ll ask them how much money they would want if there’s a death,” Dar said. “We’ll talk to them to give us any orphan who has lost his/her mother. We’ll tell them not to send the baby to any orphanage but give it to us. We’ll update. God willing, we’ll have a child whose parent died from Covid.”
He demanded Rs 10 lakh for such a child.
“How many orphans are you in contact with in general?
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” asked the reporter.
“At least 500-600. From eight to ten years in age,” Dar replied.