Teen foils trafficking plot
21 March 2012
statesman news service
DARJEELING 21 MARCH: A Class XI student worked with police to save a 26-year-old woman from being trafficked. Police have arrested two traffickers in Darjeeling and two in Siliguri.
According to Darjeeling police station inspector in charge LT Bhutia, here's what happened:
The victim was a woman "from a poor family, residing in a rural area of Darjeeling, and was married with one child. Her poverty was the main cause for her to be enticed easily by the trafficker and agreed on the agent’s deal, which provided a false promise of job to get her work in a clothing store in Delhi, which would pay her a good salary.
"However, (the woman) told her family she was going to work in Siliguri. When she came to Darjeeling and halted at her relatives' place, the student met (the woman), came to know she was about to get trafficked, and informed the police and the NGOs without letting (the woman) know about it."
"The student here played a tricky part. Working together with police, she called those traffickers from the number she got from (the woman) and said she would also want a job in Delhi. The trafficker then had asked whether she was willing to participate in any kind of job ~ no matter if it is physically related.
"The student told them that she was willing to do anything for money. This became a major plot in arresting those traffickers," Mr Bhutia said.
He said two people had been arrested in Darjeeling and two in Siliguri, who were husband and wife. The four traffickers were charged under the Kidnapping and Immoral Trafficking Act. Superintendent of police Ananta Kumar said the CID department is awarding Rs 5,000 to the student for her brave act.
Police say every year 15-25 cases of human trafficking are registered. “Before getting an offer for a job out of town, one should take every preventive measures and consult the experts nearby, asking them to verify if the jobs are valid offered by the agents."
DARJEELING 21 MARCH: A Class XI student worked with police to save a 26-year-old woman from being trafficked. Police have arrested two traffickers in Darjeeling and two in Siliguri.
According to Darjeeling police station inspector in charge LT Bhutia, here's what happened:
The victim was a woman "from a poor family, residing in a rural area of Darjeeling, and was married with one child. Her poverty was the main cause for her to be enticed easily by the trafficker and agreed on the agent’s deal, which provided a false promise of job to get her work in a clothing store in Delhi, which would pay her a good salary.
"However, (the woman) told her family she was going to work in Siliguri. When she came to Darjeeling and halted at her relatives' place, the student met (the woman), came to know she was about to get trafficked, and informed the police and the NGOs without letting (the woman) know about it."
"The student here played a tricky part. Working together with police, she called those traffickers from the number she got from (the woman) and said she would also want a job in Delhi. The trafficker then had asked whether she was willing to participate in any kind of job ~ no matter if it is physically related.
"The student told them that she was willing to do anything for money. This became a major plot in arresting those traffickers," Mr Bhutia said.
He said two people had been arrested in Darjeeling and two in Siliguri, who were husband and wife. The four traffickers were charged under the Kidnapping and Immoral Trafficking Act. Superintendent of police Ananta Kumar said the CID department is awarding Rs 5,000 to the student for her brave act.
Police say every year 15-25 cases of human trafficking are registered. “Before getting an offer for a job out of town, one should take every preventive measures and consult the experts nearby, asking them to verify if the jobs are valid offered by the agents."
No comments:
Post a Comment