Pune : Minor Girl From Bangladesh Sold To Woman In Budhwar Peth, Forced Into Prostitution
Pune 13th Sept 2023: In a shocking incident reported in the city, the Social Security Cell of the Pune City Police has rescued a minor girl from Budhwar Peth area during their recent operation against the illegal Bangladeshi nationals in the area. It was revealed during the investigation that the minor girl was brought to India on pretext of giving a job at a beauty parlour but she was sold to an agent involved in a prostitution racket in the city.
The 17-year-old girl was forced into prostitution after she was brought to Pune’s Budhwar Peth area. The police have booked three people in the matter including two women. According to police, the accused who is a citizen of Nepal assured the girl to get a job in a beauty parlour and she was handed over to an agent identified as Maria alias Soni who sent her to India by illegally crossing international borders.
The girl was sold to a woman in Budhwar Peth area Dolma Raju Tamang who is also a citizen of Nepal. The accused then forced her into prostitution by threatening her. The incident came to light after the police team detained the minor girl along with other accused citizens of Bangladesh who were arrested for illegally staying in India. None of the arrested accused including the minor girl had valid documents to live in India.
The girl narrated the story to police and they were also shocked after hearing the matter. A case in this regard has been registered at Faraskhana Police Station under relevant sections. Further investigation in the matter is underway.
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