The Integrated Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (IAHUT) of the Crime Branchon Wednesday arrested six persons, including a woman, for their alleged involvement in trafficking of girls and women from the State.
Jaga alias Jagabandhi Sahani (30), Amlan Kumar Pati alias Rabi (28), Ramesh Das (28), Kumari Gouda alias Gitanjali Gouda (35), lipu Nayak (30) and Steny alias N Aliv (16) were produced in court and sent to judicial custody. Sources said the investigating agency would move the court for their remand.
They were arrested when the IAHUT probed a case of trafficking in Kandhamal district. The IAHUT had registered a case basing on the complaint of a victim from Kandhamal on February 23.
The investigating officials stated that Jagabandhi Sahani alias Jaga of Kandhamal was the mastermind, who was running the racket with its tentacles spreading to different parts of the country.
It was revealed during investigation that the girls and women from different parts of the State were being transported to Delhi and Haryana via Bhubaneswar. At least six instances of women trafficking have come to the notice of the Crime Branch of police, sources said.