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BS News Agency: A minor from Arunachal Pradesh ran away from home, angry at her mother for not buying her a smartphone. But she did not even realize that this decision to leave home in anger would push her into an extremely dangerous and dark net of human traffickers! She was brought to Purnia in Bihar from Siliguri railway station in North Bengal on the pretext of working in a beauty parlor. From there, she was sold to the Harda red light area of Purnia's Moranga police station, where a terrible hell of forced prostitution began. However, after a special and breathless operation by the Purnia police, the minor was rescued.
Secret information reaches DSP, special team formed
According to the statement of Purnia police, on November 6, 2026, a written complaint and secret information was submitted to the office of the DSP of the Special Crimes Branch of Purnia. It was informed that a minor girl from Arunachal Pradesh was being trafficked and forced into prostitution in the Harda Red Light area of Moranga police station area.
Judging by the extreme sensitivity of the incident, a special investigation team was quickly formed on the orders of the Senior SP. The DSP of the Special Crimes Branch, the Women's Police Station, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) and the police of Moranga police station were included in this team.
Undercover operation in the guise of a fake customer
The special team formed by the police first sent a policeman to the area to gather information, posing as a 'customer'. To verify the veracity of the news of the police source disguised as a customer, a large police force suddenly raided the Harda Red Light Area. During the raid, the police caught three men and a woman red-handed from the scene in an objectionable condition. At the same time, several scientific evidences including a large number of used and new condom packets were seized from the scene.
Second search at another hideout in the Mufassil area
The real mystery was revealed when the arrested woman was questioned. It is learned that the minor was quickly moved to a secret hideout in Aga Khan Tola of the Mufassil police station area due to the fear of the police raid.
Immediately, the special team along with the police of the Mufassil police station reached the second hideout. The sudden presence of the police caused extreme panic and panic there. The police also caught a man and a woman while trying to escape on a bike. A terrified girl who was trying to run away from them was rescued. After comparing the pictures, it was confirmed that this was the missing minor from Arunachal. The police immediately took her under their protection.
The arrogance of the mobile phone and its sale for 50 thousand!
The truth that came to light during the police interrogation after the rescue is shocking. The minor said that her mother did not buy her a new mobile phone. Out of this slight arrogance, she left home without informing anyone and reached Siliguri Railway Station. There, an unknown woman lured her with a job in a beauty parlor. From there, on the pretext of taking the girl to her home, she was brought straight to Purnia in Bihar. Investigation revealed that the minor was sold to a man named Aftab Khan alias Ankit Tiwari for just 50 thousand rupees. From then on, the torture of forced prostitution began.
6 traffickers arrested, FSL team investigating
The police have so far arrested a total of 6 accused after busting the inter-state human trafficking ring and sent them to judicial custody. The Forensic Science (FSL) team has been informed to collect scientific information and evidence from the spot.
Police officials said that a vigorous search operation is being conducted to find out how far the roots of this network have spread and who else is involved in this human trafficking ring from Siliguri to Purnia.