Nursing Home Owner Arrested Along with 3 Others in Udupi Illegal Adoption Probe

Police in Udupi district arrested a nursing home owner, along with three others, on charges of facilitating illegal adoptions after a sting operation uncovered a network that had reportedly handpicked children from local schools and placed them with unrelated families.

The case comes after a series of complaints lodged by parents and local NGOs over the past year who alleged that children were absent from school records but appeared in private homes. Investigations pointed to the nursing home as a front for the illegal adoption arrangement.

The arrests have triggered a wider inquiry into child welfare in Udupi, with authorities warning that the scandal could undermine trust in formal adoption agencies. Source: Google News – Udupi.