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RPF rescues Rajasthan woman from traffickers

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Press Trust of India Jalgaon
Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 6:57 AM IST

Pappu Karnawat and his wife Leela, both residents of Bundi, allegedly tricked the woman (25) who hailed from Shamgarh (Rajasthan) into accompanying them for a tour around Maharashtra, an RPF officer posted at Bhusawal railway station said.

However, the accused duo dumped the woman at Vaitagwadi, a notorious red light area on the city outskirts, he said.

According to RPF sources, the woman managed to escape from the area and rushed to the railway station today morning and narrated her plight to RPF staff following which they laid a trap and nabbed Lata when she arrived on one of the platforms in search of the victim. They later apprehended her husband Pappu from the area.

The RPF has handed over the accused to Bhusawal police who are investigating the case.

  

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First Published: Dec 22 2012 | 9:55 PM IST

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