# Kolkata police rescue teen girl sold by lover

2026-08-08T17:25:59+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk

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Kolkata police rescued a 16-year-old girl from the city's Sonagachi red-light area within an hour of receiving a distress call that she had been sold to a person by her lover, an officer said on Saturday. The girl had run away from home with the man, who allegedly forced her into the sex trade.

## Coverage

- ndtv.com <https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/girl-16-rescued-from-kolkatas-red-light-area-after-being-sold-by-lover-cops-11884341>
- ndtv.com <https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/girl-16-rescued-from-kolkatas-red-light-area-after-being-sold-by-lover-cops-11884341#publisher=newsstand>

Tags: human trafficking, Kolkata, minor girl, police rescue, runaway teen, Sonagachi
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