GUWAHATI: A 13-year-old trafficking victim from the town's Katabari area was once rescued by way of the town's Gorchuk Police from Jind district in Haryana was once brought again on Saturday. The lady went missing in April this yr when she had long gone on a road shuttle with an individual named Mofisuddin.
"One Mofijuddin befriended her and lured her saying that he would take her to a road trip and to some religious destinations. The girl is from Meghalaya and was living here with her relatives," mentioned Gorchuk police who had been investigating the case.
Mofisuddin has now been arrested and the lady was once found in a Haryana village in line with what he published during questioning. She had been bought off for pressured marriage. "She was sold off for Rs 30,000 to one Kalmat Kashyap who married her. Kalmat and another person, Manji, have been taken into custody for further investigation," police assets added.
Preliminary probe published that Manji, who could also be from Haryana, had been staying within the town for a couple of years now. Police at the moment are taking a look into the possible hyperlink between Manji and Mofisuddin. Sources mentioned that several others might be concerned too within the racket. Manisha Dev Barman, a lawyer operating for human trafficking sufferers, mentioned many ladies from the state were found to be trafficked to Haryana, principally for pressured marriage.
"Female foeticide in Haryana is a major factor, resulting in the trafficking of women from across the country to Haryana for forced marriages and the situation has only been worsened by widespread unemployment," she mentioned.
Previous police investigations have also found out that trafficking racketeers of the state were exploring the location in Haryana and in numerous places of Rajasthan. Trafficking has change into so rampant within the state that Assam had topped the checklist of states affected by human trafficking.
The state has recorded the easiest selection of human trafficking circumstances within the country in 2015. "At least 1,494 cases of human trafficking were registered in Assam out of total 6,877 cases of human trafficking were reported across the country. In some 1303 cases, the victims were minors," home ministry records state.
"One Mofijuddin befriended her and lured her saying that he would take her to a road trip and to some religious destinations. The girl is from Meghalaya and was living here with her relatives," mentioned Gorchuk police who had been investigating the case.
Mofisuddin has now been arrested and the lady was once found in a Haryana village in line with what he published during questioning. She had been bought off for pressured marriage. "She was sold off for Rs 30,000 to one Kalmat Kashyap who married her. Kalmat and another person, Manji, have been taken into custody for further investigation," police assets added.
Preliminary probe published that Manji, who could also be from Haryana, had been staying within the town for a couple of years now. Police at the moment are taking a look into the possible hyperlink between Manji and Mofisuddin. Sources mentioned that several others might be concerned too within the racket. Manisha Dev Barman, a lawyer operating for human trafficking sufferers, mentioned many ladies from the state were found to be trafficked to Haryana, principally for pressured marriage.
"Female foeticide in Haryana is a major factor, resulting in the trafficking of women from across the country to Haryana for forced marriages and the situation has only been worsened by widespread unemployment," she mentioned.
Previous police investigations have also found out that trafficking racketeers of the state were exploring the location in Haryana and in numerous places of Rajasthan. Trafficking has change into so rampant within the state that Assam had topped the checklist of states affected by human trafficking.
The state has recorded the easiest selection of human trafficking circumstances within the country in 2015. "At least 1,494 cases of human trafficking were registered in Assam out of total 6,877 cases of human trafficking were reported across the country. In some 1303 cases, the victims were minors," home ministry records state.
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