The Delhi Police on Saturday rescued two minor girls from the clutches of child traffickers and busted their gang with the arrest of two, including a woman. The two girls were reportedly brought by the traffickers from Jharkhand and were supposed to be forced into child labour as domestic aides in Vasant Vihar.
The accused Rajkumar (36) and his wife Anna lohare (24) are also residents of Jharkhand and they had brought the victims to Delhi on the pretext of giving them lucrative jobs. Police said the duo took advantage of the poor financial condition of the girls’ family and managed to bring them to Delhi. The couple has been booked under section various provisions of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and also under anti-human trafficking law.
“The incident came to light after one Bhikhu Banda and Pushpa lukra lodged a complaint that the two girls were brought to Delhi on the promise of a job but they were made to work in bungalows at paltry wages. We then conducted a raid and rescued the two girls and the couple was arrested,” said a police official.
The rescued girls were sent for a medical examination and produced before the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) after which they have been sent to Jharkhand to reunite with their families, police said.