2 Assam girls rescued from flesh trade in Bihar

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaJuly 8, 2024

Nearly seven days after they have been missing, a team of Guwahati police rescued two minor girls from a brothel in Bihar.

Four persons have been arrested in connection with the case- Tanweer Alom (35), son of late Aftab Alom, of Gulab Bagh Zero Mile, Eurnia, Bihar; Idrish Ali (27), son of Jaharuddin Ali, a resident of Satrakonara, Baghbar, Barpeta; Khairun Nesa (30), wife of Ekbal Ali, a resident of Panjipara, Hanskunda, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal and Sikandar Ali (48), son of Late Sukur Ali, Ganeshpara, Fatashil Ambari, Guwahati.

Two girls have been missing from their houses since June 29. In a complaint before the police, the mother of one of the girls stated that her 18-year-old daughter had insisted on getting a new cell phone. She went to the house of another girl after the family refused her request, and since then both girls have gone missing.

In an official statement, Police Commissioner Diganta Barah said that during the investigation, someone called the brother of one of the victims, demanding Rs 30,000 for her release. The call was traced to Purnia, Bihar, which helped the police locate and rescue the girls.

“A police team was sent to Purnia, Bihar, where they apprehended Tanveer Alom, who had made the extortion call and rescued both victim girls,” Barah said.

“The victim girls were planning to go to Delhi when Sikandar Ali met them at Paltanbazar railway station. He convinced them he would help them reach Delhi but instead handed them over to Idrish Ali of Basistha. Idrish Ali and his wife, Babli, in collaboration with Khairun Nessa from Panjipara, West Bengal, took the girls to Siliguri by bus and sold them to Akbor of Panjipara, Bihar, for Rs 1,10,000. Akbor then handed the girls over to Tanveer Alom, who forced them to work in a brothel in Rawta, Bihar,” he said.

“Having found sufficient evidence against the accused persons involved in the crime, police subsequently arrested Idrish Ali from Pilinkata, Basistha, and Sikandar Ali from Paltanbazar Railway Station,” Barah added.

He also mentioned that further investigation is ongoing to arrest Idrish Ali’s wife, who is currently absconding.