15 victims of trafficking return home from India
SAVED FROM DARK LIFE: Fifteen Bangladeshi young girls, trafficked to India and sold to a gang in Bombay two years ago, return through Benapole land port after the Indian Border Security Force handed them over to Bangladesh authorities yesterday, following initiatives of two rights organisations of the neighbouring countries.Photo: STAR
Fifteen woman victims of trafficking returned home on Saturday from India through the Benapole check post. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Benapole check post commander Liakat Hossain said the human traffickers took the hapless women to India alluring them of giving good job two years ago through various border points. Later, they were sold to a gang in Mumbai. Acting on a tip-off, Mumbai police rescued the girls and they were sent to jail. Oasis, a voluntary organisation of Mumbai recently released them on bail and kept them at a shelter home. They informed the matter to Rights Jessore, a human rights body in Jessore. Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed over the 15 women to the BGB members yesterday afternoon. All the women hail from Satkhira and Jessore districts of the country.
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