minor from Sholapur rescued from red-light area, 2 arrested

[Shakti Vahini]

minor from Sholapur rescued from red-light area, 2 arrested India Express Police claimed to have rescued a minor girl from GB Road who had been brought to Delhi for prostitution. On Thursday, the police received information that a minor girl has been brought to Kotha No 41, GB Road, Delhi, from Mumbai for prostitution. Police said that they immediately raided at the spot and rescued a 17-year-old girl Nidhi (name changed). Nidhi told them during questioning that she was tortured and then deserted by her husband after which she boarded a train from her home in Sholapur in Maharashtra and reached Mumbai. “In Mumbai, she met a person named Santosh and his wife who brought her to Delhi on the pretext of getting her a job. She was then sold to two women named Haseena and Zarina at Kotha No. 41 in Delhi for Rs 50,000 on Wednesday,” said a senior police officer. Nidhi also told the police that Santosh had raped her before selling her at Kotha. On the basis her statement, police have registered a case at PS Kamla Market. Haseena and Zarina have been arrested whereas accused Santosh and his wife are still at large. Police said that all efforts are being made to arrest them. . www.shaktivahini.org www.mediacoalition.in www.indialawyers.wordpress.com www.mediacoalition.wordpress.com www.savearravali.wordpress.com Delhi Office : 011- 42870188 Faridabad Office : 0129- 4045365

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