Three from Maharashtra detained for selling two women from Bejjur

In Kumram Bheem Asifabad, three persons were detained for allegedly trafficking two tribal women by luring them with marriage promises and selling them in Madhya Pradesh. Police investigation continues, highlighting recurring human trafficking cases targeting vulnerable communities in the region

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Three persons were detained for their alleged role in trafficking two women under the guise of marriage from Bejjur mandal on Thursday.

Police said three persons from Maharashtra’s Sironcha were detained and were being interrogated for their role in selling two women from Bejjur mandal to buyers in Madhya Pradesh for Rs.2.40 lakh each. The traffickers reportedly contacted the financially weak women from a tribal community after they migrated to Mancherial town in search of livelihood.

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It is learnt that the three managed to win the trust of the women by promising to marry them. The incident came to light when the parents of the women approached the police, who registered a case and launched an investigation. This is the second such instance reported in the district within a span of nine months.

“The three are being questioned as to how they contacted the women, to whom they had sold the victims and to which the buyers belong. Focus is also on since when the accused have been indulging in the offence,” a police official said.

On June 20 last year, eight persons, including a police constable and five women from several parts of this district and Madhya Pradesh, were arrested on charges of human trafficking. Six mobile phones, cash of Rs. 50,000 and a motorbike were seized from their possession. Two more accused from Madhya Pradesh, who were absconding, were later nabbed.

The eleven confessed to selling two tribal girls from the district to certain persons and organisers of a sex racket in Madhya Pradesh for Rs.1.30 lakh and Rs.1.10 lakh respectively. They admitted to luring the girls under the guise of marriage. One of the victims managed to escape from the organisers and approached Asifabad police, who busted the racket.