Monday, August 06, 2007 (01:12:23)
Kolkata: The Anti Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has rescued seven girls five minors and two adults who were trafficked from West Bengal to Maharashtra. Out of the seven girls, aged between 14 and 22, six are from the Sunderbans area of South 24 Parganas in West Bengal, and one is from the North 24 Parganas in West Bengal. Alarmed by the increasing number of trafficking cases in the state, the CID had geared up to put a full stop to this. The AHTU had been inaugurated by the honourable Chief Minister of West Bengal, Buddhadeb Bhattacharya on June 28, 2007 for combating the human trafficking menace, which had been spreading like wild fire for quite some time in the state.
Earlier speaking to Headlinesindia, Sanjoy Mukherjee, DIG (Special) of CID, and an expert in human trafficking related issues, had assured that the increasing incidents of human trafficking in West Bengal would come down considerably with the formation of AHTU. Getting a tip off that some girls from the state had been trafficked to Maharashtra, and forced into commercial sexual exploitation, the AHTU was sent to Maharashtra on 26th July. After verifying the family details and addresses of the trafficked girls in West Bengal, the AHTU visited Mumbai, Pune, Kalyan and Thane of Maharashtra, and rescued seven girls. The girls have been brought back to the Kolkata, where they are being interrogated by the AHTU. The CID hopes to get some useful information from the girls, which will help in tracing the traffickers. The girls will soon be sent to their parents.
Sanjoy Mukherjee told Headlinesindia, The AHTU is interviewing the girls and trying to pinpoint the traffickers. This has been an accomplishment for us, and we hope to arrest the traffickers soon.Mukherjee also stated that the CID hopes to trace the entire gang that is involved in human trafficking. He added, We are happy that the first major operation of the AHTU, launched by the chief minister, was for such a good cause. We will conduct more raids, and send our team for more rescue missions.
By Divya Pathak
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