LUCKNOW, May 20 -- Rae Bareli Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted an alleged interstate infant trafficking racket with the arrest of nine accused, including four women, and the rescue of a nine-month-old boy allegedly abducted from a woman travelling by train from Delhi.

According to an official statement, the gang allegedly targeted vulnerable women travelling alone with infants at railway stations, bus stands and other public places. The accused would allegedly gain their confidence and later abduct the children for sale across states.

Officials said the case came to light after a woman, originally from Tikamgarh in Madhya Pradesh and currently residing with her husband in Delhi, lodged a complaint at Kotwali Nagar police stati...