Kolkata: The state CID, after investigating for a month, has arrested a couple for their involvement in trafficking Bangladeshi women, by luring them through IMO, a social media platform. The racket originated in Dhaka and Chittagong and operated in Ranaghat and Kolkata before reaching Delhi.
The CID’s anti-human trafficking unit said accused couple Buddhadeb Gan (31) and his wife Sonia Fakir (28) claimed to be residents of Kalyani in Nadia.“We raided an address near Govindpuri in southeast Delhi on Friday. The couple tried to flee towards the railway station but were arrested,” said an officer. The accused were presented before the Saket court in Delhi and their transit remand was granted.
On May 8, a 30-year-old Bangladeshi woman was rescued by the RPF from Sealdah station while she was boarding a train to Dhanbad. During interrogation, she said Sonia had directed her to come to India for better employment. She had travelled to the international border and reached Ranaghat where another person helped her in reaching Kolkata. A case under IPC 370 was registered by Sealdah GRP.
This case assumed significance after the Ranchi Sadar police nabbed three Bangladeshi women last month. Cops claim there might be a connection between the two cases.