A tribal girl here managed to run away from the clutch of a broker from Rajasthan while another is still in captivity, said sources.
Mayalan and Ratni lakra of Gopabandhupalli area under Plant site police station were staying with their mother after the death of their father. Their financial condition was very bad. Taking advantage of it, Prem Prakash of the same area lured them to West Bengal, promising that he would employ them in a brick kiln with attractive remuneration on September 25 last.
When the girls brought it to the notice of their mother, she rejected the offer and told the duo not to move out. However, without obliging, the two girls fled home the same day. A missing complaint was lodged in Plant Site Police station by the mother of the girls. But the police had failed to trace out the girls.
However, suddenly, a few days ago, Ratni arrived here after managing to escape from the clutch of the broker. As she narrated to police, they were taken to Delhi instead of West Bengal by Prem Prakash and handed over to an old couple there. Despite their request, the couple did not let them off. Rather, the couple took them to Rajasthan.
While Ratni was engaged as a maid in the couple’s house, Mayalan was sold at Sajanpara and later her marriage was held forcibly. She also told that the broker had sold them at `1 lakh.
The police are planning to move to Rajsthan to rescue Mayalan, said Additional SP SK Mohanty. It is to be mentioned here that girl trafficking has become an epidemic problem in tribal dominated Sundargarh district. Though an anti trafficking cell is in the office of the IG (WR), Rourkela but the police action against the brokers is not up to the mark, alleged many social activists of the city.
Even it is alleged whenever a parent goes to the police station to lodge any complaint on a missing case, instead of showing sympathy, police never cooperate. So stringent police action and rapid social awareness is required to check the trend, said noted social worker AK Azad.