police to uncover a suspected child - trafficking racket , news reports said .
indian man held for selling baby grandson on facebook new delhi — police in northern india said wednesday they had arrested a 47 - year - old man for selling his newborn grandson to a local businessman in a deal that was struck on facebook .
the infant was then allegedly put up for sale on facebook by the lab assistant , and a businessman from new delhi is accused of offering 800,000 rupees for him after seeing photographs .
the infant ’s grandfather allegedly first snatched the child from his own daughter , telling her he had been stillborn , to sell him to a nurse for 45,000 rupees , the report said .
in 2011 , the country 's federal police admitted in court that there were 815 gangs comprising more than 5,000 members involved in the kidnapping of children for prostitution and begging across india .
tens of thousands of children in india are thought to be trafficked every year , some for adoption but also many for bonded labour , begging or sexual exploitation .
the three accused have been charged with kidnapping and they will be produced before a court on wednesday .
khan sought help from two temporary employees at a local hospital in ludhiana in the northern state of punjab , was sold twice before the deal on the social networking site , broadcaster ndtv reported quoting police .