In what will be termed as a nightmare incident for a lady, a husband sold his spouse and her sister for the greed of cash. The sufferer lady was apprehended by Border Security Force (BSF) close to Bangladesh border whereas she was making an attempt to cross it when she narrated her painful ordeal.
The incident got here to gentle when troops deployed at border out publish Jhorpara underneath South Bengal Frontier apprehended a Bangladeshi lady from the District Nadia, West Bengal whereas she was making an attempt to cross the border illegally. The tropps apprehended lady named Ruma Akhtar, 19 years previous (fictitious identify), a resident of District Mymensinghpur, Bangladesh.
As per the assertion launched by the BSF, on May 21, 2021, vigilant troops deployed alongside the border of Border out Post Jhorpara of 08 Batallion BSF noticed suspicious motion of a person and a girl in a sesame area close to the Indo-Bangladesh Border Road (IBBR).
On being challenged by BSF troops, they tried to flee from the spot. Upon being chased by the troops, the girl was apprehended in a sesame area. However, the person managed to flee taking benefit of the jute crops.
Husband sold spouse, her sister for Rs 3 lakh
The troops introduced the arrested lady to the Border Out Post Jhorpara the place she revealed throughout preliminary questioning that she had married a Bangladeshi man Mohammad Yusuf (identify modified) 5 months in the past.
Three months in the past, she got here to India illegally with her husband and her sister. She additional said that after a while, her husband sold her and her sister in Rs 3 lakh to an Indian tout particularly Rahul, who’s the residents of Ranaghat.
Rahul was concerned in prostitution enterprise on Digha Beach with the assistance of two different individuals named Praveen and Bappi. On getting the chance, they escaped from the swamp of prostitution work.
The lady narrated her painful ordeal saying she wished to get out of this swamp and in the future she acquired an opportunity to fled away from the brothel with her sister.
Few days again, her sister had already moved to Bangladesh. Whereas she met a tout Sharif of Bangaon who assured her to cross the Border with the assistance of his affiliate Kalu, and Sharif. He took Rs15000 from her, the girl stated.
The apprehended lady has been handed over to police station Dhanatala for additional authorized motion.
Meanwhile, Ashwini Kumar Singh, Inspector General South Bengal has appreciated the efforts of the Unit and has congratulated the Commanding Officer of 08 Batallion for the job.
He has directed to Unit to take steps towards such crimes and directed to make fixed contact with native cops, in order that efficient and joint actions will be taken towards the brokers concerned in such crimes.