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Uzbek woman wanted in Lucknow sex-trafficking case arrested after year
Lucknow police arrested Uzbek national Lola Kayumova, 45, on Tuesday night after more than a year on the run in a suspected sex-trafficking case. Kayumova is wanted in a case registered in…
The Story in Brief
Lucknow police arrested Uzbek national Lola Kayumova, 45, on Tuesday night after more than a year on the run in a suspected sex-trafficking case. Kayumova is wanted in a case registered in June 2025 after police found two Uzbek women living illegally in an apartment in Sushant Golf City. Police allege she brought women from Uzbekistan to India through Nepal on the pretext of jobs and pushed them into prostitution.
According to police, Kayumova underwent seven cosmetic surgeries involving her face, lips, underarms and private parts to alter her appearance. DCP South Md Mushtaq said the Foreigners Regional Registration Office alerted police about her presence. Additional DCP South Vasanth Rallapalli said Kayumova allegedly continued living in India after her passport and visa expired and obtained Indian identity documents. Police recovered two mobile phones and are examining their contents.
The Indian Opinion
The arrest of Lola Kayumova after a year-long hunt is welcome, but the case raises uncomfortable questions about how an Uzbek national without valid documents obtained Indian identity papers and moved freely across states. Seven cosmetic surgeries to evade detection suggest a sophisticated operation, yet police took a year to track her. The real test will be whether investigators now trace the Lucknow doctor who allegedly performed the surgeries and the associates who helped her continue living and operating in India after her visa expired.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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