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Four Tripura girls, two women rescued at Bengal-Nepal border
Four teenage girls and two women from Tripura were rescued at West Bengal's Panitanki border while allegedly being trafficked to Nepal for dance-bar work, police said on Friday. The Sashastra Seema Bal…
Four teenage girls and two women from Tripura were rescued at West Bengal's Panitanki border while allegedly being trafficked to Nepal for dance-bar work, police said on Friday. The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) intercepted the group, accompanied by two men, on Thursday after concerns were raised about possible exploitation.
The two men could not provide legitimate authority for crossing the international border with the victims, a senior police officer said. During counselling, the girls said they were promised dance gigs in Nepal but could not give clear details about their destination, work, or duration of stay. One girl and one woman had reportedly been missing from their homes in Tripura.
The SSB handed over the six girls and the two men to Kosi Lok Manch, a partner organisation of Just Rights for Children, which approached Kharibari Police Station for legal action and investigation.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The India-Nepal border is open along most of its length, with no passport requirement for citizens, making it a favoured route for human traffickers. The Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act and the Juvenile Justice Act both apply in such cases. The National Human Rights Commission has previously flagged Tripura and West Bengal as source and transit points for trafficking. What will be watched now is whether the two men are charged under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act and if the victims are repatriated under the standard operating procedure for cross-border trafficking.
Source: telanganatoday.com
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