Trafficking of
minors and women from Assam continues with two more girls abducted from a
remote village and trafficked to Mumbai.
On November
14, 2012, two minor Chakma tribal girls (names withheld), daughters of Purno
Joy Chakma and Natun Chandra Chakma, were kidnapped by traffickers from Lanka
Jan village under Lumding police station in Nagaon district. Both the victims
are under 14 years of age.
Following a complaint
lodged at the Noakuti police post by the parents, the police registered a case
under Section 366(A), 366, 341 of the Indian Penal Code against the traffickers
identified as Suidul, Nur Ali, Ishan, Abdula,
Shahajahan and Sobikul. Two of the traffickers, including Shahajahan, have been
arrested and being interrogated.
Interrogation
from the arrested traffickers reportedly revealed that the two minor girls were
abducted from the village and taken to Dimapur, Nagaland to sell them. But, the
deal could not materialize and subsequently the girls were sent to Mumbai,
Maharashtra where they were reportedly sold.
Despite the revelations, the victims are yet to
be traced in Mumbai, reflecting lack of prompt action by the police. The
parents have been visiting the police station a number of times but the answers
given by the police officials are reportedly far from encouraging.
