Guwahati, 20 May (HS): Amid rising incidents of crimes against women in Assam, a deeply disturbing case of human trafficking has surfaced from the Garchuk area of Guwahati, where a minor girl was allegedly trapped in a fake love relationship, abducted and later sold outside the state.
According to police sources, the trafficking gang first took the victim to Bihar, where she was reportedly kept in a brothel for several days before being sold in Rajasthan. During the investigation, police safely rescued the girl from the traffickers’ custody and arrested three accused, including a woman, in connection with the case. The minor girl had allegedly been lured away from the Katabari area of Guwahati through a romantic relationship trap.
Acting on an FIR lodged by the victim’s mother, police arrested the prime accused Abu Bakkar Siddique from Chhaygaon in Kamrup district, while Ankit Kumar and Kajali Kumar were apprehended from Bihar.
The incident has once again exposed the dangerous methods being adopted by active human trafficking networks operating across states. Preliminary investigation has revealed that such gangs are increasingly using fake love affairs, false promises of marriage and emotional manipulation to target young girls and women. The repeated emergence of such cases has triggered serious concern over women’s safety and security in the state.
Police suspect that the arrested accused may be linked to a larger inter-state human trafficking network. A detailed investigation is underway and efforts are on to identify and apprehend other persons involved in the racket. Social organisations and local residents have demanded stronger surveillance in vulnerable areas and stricter action against trafficking syndicates.
Notably, on Tuesday, South Kamrup’s Jorshimuli Police also arrested one Jiaur Rahman from Batahidia Char area in Chamaria in connection with another woman abduction case. Police said the accused already has cases related to kidnapping of women registered against him at Chhaygaon Police Station.
The continuous rise in incidents of abduction and human trafficking has further intensified public concern regarding law and order and the safety of women across Assam.
Hindusthan Samachar / Sriprakash
