Woman trafficked from Assam rescued in Siliguri brothel
Guwahati, Sep 22 (IBNS) : A 22-year-old woman from Assam has been rescued from a brothel in West Bengal’s Siliguri.
Conducting a raid on the brothel on Friday, police from Assam's south Salmara district, in association with their West Bengal counterparts, also arrested two traffickers.
According to the reports, the family members of the woman had lodged a missing complaint at Fakirganj police station on September 8, stating that she had been missing since August 24.
Following the complaint, police registered a case (no – 196/2018) under section 363, 365 and 34 of IPC and started an investigation.
Acting on a tip-off, South Salmara police on Friday rescued the woman from a brothel in Siliguri. The two traffickers arrested during the raid have been identified as Rafikul Islam and Chand Miya, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Anita Hazarika said.
According to official reports, more than 12,300 women have been trafficked or kidnapped from Assam over the past three years.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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