4 women, 1 minor from C'garh sold in Delhi; woman held

A woman, who had allegedly sold off in Delhi four tribal women and a minor girl belonging to Chhattisgarh's Korba district, was today arrested, police said.
However, director of a Delhi based placement agency-BR Service Center and another woman, who played a role of the mediator in this case, are still at large, police added.
The accused woman, Bajnati Bai had sold five tribal women from Lalpur and Pantha village panchayats located under Bango police station limits, in Delhi last December for which she was arrested, Korba Superintendent of Police Amresh Mishra said.
The director of the placement agency Rajesh Kumar and a woman Basanti Bai were yet to be arrested in this connection, he said.

"Bajnati Bai took the five victims along with her to Ranchi promising them to provide work at in Ambikapur in December, 2013. But in Ranchi, she sold them to another woman agent Basanti for Rs 5,000 each," Mishra said.
After keeping the women at her house for eight days, Basanti took them to Delhi and sold them to Rajesh Kumar director of placement agency, BR Service center in Punjabi Bagh area there, he said.

They were forced to do domestic work in different houses of Punjabi Bagh and Gurgaon areas.
"When the women did not return to their house after stipulated period of time as promised by Bajnati Bai, their relatives contacted the woman agent, who told them that they will not return for a year.

"Dissatisfied over her answer, the relatives of the victims lodged a complaint with Bango police station on March 20 following which police teams were sent to several locations in search of the women," he said.
Acting on several leads, police reached Delhi and found all five in Punjabi Bagh area, following which they were brought to Korba, he said.
Based on their statements a case has been registered against all three accused Bajnati, Basanti and Rajesh Kumar, he said.
Bajnati was arrested from her native place Katghora, he said, adding efforts are on to nab the absconding Basanti and Rajesh.