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2 minor girls rescued from brothel, two arrested

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jun 09 2015 | 11:32 PM IST
Two minor girls of West Bengal, who were sold into prostitution, have been rescued from Bhajanpura area here by the Delhi Police, which also arrested the brothel owner and kingpin of human trafficking racket.
Police got a tip-off about a brothel being run in Bhajanpura main market after which a raid was carried out at the premises and the girls aged around 16-17 years were rescued on June 6. Owner of the brothel, a woman, was also arrested.
One of the girls told the police that she was enticed away by one Babu on the pretext of marriage. The other girl said that she was lured on promise of a job in beauty parlour.
A case has been registered at Bhajanpura police station in Delhi. The kingpin of the racket, Debashees Mandal, was arrested at the instance of accused arrested woman.
"The accused would entice and lure minors and poor girls on the pretext of marriage, job and other temptations. Once brought to NCR, they would sell the girls into brothels.
"It was further revealed that more girls from the rural areas of West Bengal have been sold in the NCR and Meerut and probe is on to locate them," said a senior police official.
The West Bengal police have reached to take the custody of the rescued girls.

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First Published: Jun 09 2015 | 11:32 PM IST

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