Girls rescued from Rangoon traffickers

From Our Correspondent

CHURACHANDPUR | Sept 7

Three girls from Churachandpur were rescued from the hands of traffickers by Special Investigation Team (SIT), Churachandpur today.

The rescued girls are of the ages of 15, 16 and 17. They were brought from Rangoon by SIT which was formed to deal with human trafficking case by tying up with Tengnoupal Police and CWC, Churachandpur. While rescuing the girls, two women who are into human trafficking business were also arrested from Churachandpur.

According to a press communique by additional SP of Churachandpur, SIT was formed by SP of Churachandpur, Rakesh Balwal, comprising of five officers on September 3, to investigate on human trafficking based on Immoral Trafficking (P) Act, 1956.

The communique stated that the SIT has visited family members of the victims affected by human trafficking. The team has been examining the victims minutely in the process of which statements from more than 16 prosecution’s witnesses have been recorded so far with five more complaints being received from the parents of other victims whose whereabouts are still not known.

With the assistance of the Tengnoupal district police and CWC (Child Welfare Committee) Churachandpur, three victims are rescued from Myanmar during the last 48 hours while two accused persons were arrested and remanded into police custody for eight days starting from today. The accused persons were identified as Irene Ngaihoih (35), daughter of Tuolkhom of LB Tang and Nengneingai (25), wife of H. Ginminthang Simte of Thingkangphai village.

Earlier, four persons were arrested from Churachandpur, they were Esther (32), wife of Lalmuanldma of Thingkangphai, Lalngaihawmi (32), wife of Lalbeiseia of Thingkangphai village, , Lunkhosat Haokip (31), son of Somkhopao Haokip of Lhalpi village, Chandel, at present Kanan Veng, Tuibong and Chingsuanching (37), wife of Kamsuankhai Murrluah of Khominthang, New Lamka.