Two girls rescued while being trafficked to India
Police yesterday rescued two teenage girls while they were being trafficked to India through the border under Kaliganj upazila of the district and arrested an alleged trafficker.
The arrestee was identified as Babu Lal Gain, 23, son of Jogesh Chandra Gain of Kalmegha village in Shyamnagar upazila.
Both the girls hail from Eranda village under Kotwali Police Station of Jessore district, said police.
Babu, who had been residing in India for long, recently came to his village home.
AKM Ali Nur, officer in-charge of Kaliganj Police Station, said the alleged trafficker, who introduced himself as Muslim, lured the father of one of the victims to marry her and brought the girl along with her friend to Kaliganj Bus Stand.
Later, locals caught the trio following their suspicious movement and informed police. The accused was produced before a court that sent him to jail.
Babu brought the duo there in a bid to take them to India along with him, the OC added.
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