The victims had been trafficked to India on pretext of employment, and were being sent to Kuwait and Iraq.
16 Nepali girls were rescued at the wee hours on Wednesday from an apartment in Munirka by the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) after a tip-off. The girls had been trafficked to India on the pretext of employment and were being sent to Kuwait and Iraq. An FIR has been registered by the police and the girls have been sent to a shelter home.
The girls had been brought to India by 'agents' for employment, but upon reaching Delhi, their passports were snatched from them. The victims were staying at a flat in Munirka since the last 22 days, where girls kept coming and in the last 15 days, over seven girls had already been sent to Iraq and Kuwait. One of these girls was also found to be pregnant.
"The place from where we rescued these girls is only 500 meters away from a police station. I cannot understand that how the cops know nothing about trafficking activities, while they are so close to this place but the DCW gets information. A big trafficking racket is working in Delhi and all the people included in it must be arrested, so that big names in this racket can be identified. People responsible for human trafficking in Delhi must be given stringent punishment so that this business can be stopped," said Swati Maliwal, chairperson, Delhi Commission for Women.
After the tip-off on Tuesday, the DCW chief along with three staff members reached the spot in Munirka and called the police. Both the teams inspected the rooms where the girls had been confined. All the girls, reportedly, are from Sindhupalchok district of Nepal, which was the worst affected place during the Nepal earthquake.
"We provided all the necessary police assistance and a written complaint has been filed in the case. An FIR has been registered and we are investigating the matter. The girls have confirmed that they belong to Nepal and were brought here on pretext of employment," said Devendra Arya, DCP South-West.
TIP-OFF
- After the tip-off on Tuesday, the DCW chief along with three staff members reached the spot in Munirka and called the police. Both the teams inspected the rooms where the girls had been confined.
- All the girls are from Sindhupalchok district of Nepal
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