MEERUT, April 20 -- A one-year-old boy kidnapped from a wedding ceremony in Badaun has been safely recovered as police dismantle a child trafficking network that allegedly sold the infant for Rs.70,000. The breakthrough came after the mastermind unknowingly shared selfies with the child's aunt, providing the crucial lead that unravelled the entire operation.

The child, Saurabh, son of farmer Bhukhan Prajapati, was asleep in a room near the wedding venue at Monarch Farm House in Islamnagar when a woman allegedly abducted him on April 16. Police on Sunday arrested five accused, including three women, in connection with the trafficking racket.

Police scanned footage from nearly 200 CCTV cameras at the wedding venue. A suspicious vehicle se...