Mother Teresa's Charity Investigated for Child Trafficking
Mother Teresa's Charity Investigated for Child Trafficking
he Catholic charity set up by Mother Teresa in India is being investigated over allegations that it was involved in selling children in its care.
The Indian government has ordered an inspection of all child care centers run by the Missionaries of Charity after two of its employees were arrested over the sale of several children earlier this month, NPR has reported.
The investigation stems from a Missionaries of Charity shelter for pregnant, unmarried women in the city of Ranchi, in the eastern state of Jharkhand. A nun, Sister Koncilia, and a social worker, Anima Indwar, were arrested after four children were found to have been sold, including a 6-month-old boy, for as little as $730. Indwar has confessed to her involvement, and all four children have been tracked down.