India News | Delhi Police Files Kidnapping FIR in Uzbek Women Vanishing Case
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Delhi Police have registered a case of kidnapping in the case of five Uzbek women, rescued from a sex racket, going missing from a shelter home in Dwarka, a senior officer said on Sunday.
New Delhi, Nov 6 (PTI) The Delhi Police have registered a case of kidnapping in the case of five Uzbek women, rescued from a sex racket, going missing from a shelter home in Dwarka, a senior officer said on Sunday.
The caretakers and the owners of the NGO are being questioned in connection with the incident, they said.
Also Read | Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022: Bharatiya Tribal Party Announces Candidates for 12 Seats.
The National Human Rights Commission had issued a notice to the Delhi Chief Secretary and the Police Commissioner in connection with the incident. The commission has asked for an action report in the case.
According to the police, seven women who were allegedly trafficked from Uzbekistan were rescued from a sex racket by the New Delhi Police in August this year.
Also Read | Online Fraud in West Bengal: Two Held for Duping Investors of Rs 32 Crore During COVID-19 Pandemic.
They had allegedly been brought to India on pretext of jobs but were later forced into prostitution.
They were taken in by an NGO in Dwarka and a case of trafficking was lodged at Chanakyapuri Police Station.
Three persons were arrested in connection with the incident, a senior police officer said.
After the women vanished on October 28, police had filed a missing persons report.
However, the police have now registered an FIR under sections of kidnapping, he added.
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)