Hills couple arrested in Delhi for trafficking

New Delhi: The Delhi police arrested a couple involved in human-trafficking who used to force girls to work as bar dancers in Siliguri. A police team, which went to Siliguri, rescued two girls taken by the couple to Siliguri on false promises from Delhi.

The arrested couple has been identified as Simran, alias Khushi (name changed), 21, and Subir Das, 32.

The police said the incident came to light when a complainant, a resident of Inderpuri on October 18 said that his daughter, Sneha, (name changed), 20, and niece, Sonam (name changed), 21, told him that they have been offered a job by one Simran as “wedding welcome girls” in Jaipur and earn as much as Rs 2,000 per day.”

The complainant discussed the matter with his family and agreed to allow the girls to leave with Ms Simran. On October 23, both of them left, but later the complainant came to know that Ms Simran had taken the duo to Siliguri to work as bar dancers. She also took their Aadhar cards and ID proofs and forbade them from leaving Siliguri, he said. On his statement, a case was filed at Inderpuri police station and on Oct. 29, the polkice probed the matter and sent a team to Siliguri.