Human Trafficking: The story of a minor girl missing from West Bengal is no less than a film script. He came out of the house on the pretext of tuition and then sold for marriage 2 times. The CBI recovered him from Pali in Rajasthan and arrested 5 accused.
CBI Rescue Operation Rajasthan: A minor girl missing from Bardhaman of West Bengal has been recovered by CBI from Pali district of Rajasthan. The investigation has revealed that he was sold twice for an illegal marriage. The case is suspected of being connected to a large human trafficking network.
Minor was missing in August 2023
According to the CBI, on 9 August 2023, the girl left the house for tuition and never returned again. Following the complaint of family members, the local police, then the West Bengal CID investigated, but no concrete result was found.
Sold for marriage twice, fake affidavits became
Investigation revealed that the minor was sold twice for marriage and in the affidavits made, he was shown above 18 years of age. While she was a minor.
Rajasthan connection revealed in CBI investigation
The Calcutta High Court handed over the case to the CBI on the plea of the girl’s mother. Information from call detail records and sources revealed that the girl was taken to Pali, Rajasthan.
5 accused arrested from shift, 5 accused arrested
The CBI team raided Pali and freed the girl from the house of an accused and arrested Bharat Kumar, Jagdish Kumar, Meena Dapuben, Rata Ram and Dilip Kumar.
Doubt of human trafficking network
The CBI suspects that the entire case may be part of a large human trafficking gang, which sells minor girls for illegal marriage and forced marriage. Now the CBI is looking for this network. CBI officials have also started laying a trap for this and are preparing further outline on the basis of important information received in the interrogation of the arrested accused.
National Crime Record Bureau Statistics
As per the reply given by the government in Parliament, the National Crime Records Bureau said that, between 2018 and 2022, cases of crimes against women are increasing continuously-In 2018, 4,78,236 cases were increased from 3,78,236 to 4,45,256 cases in 2022.