Girls rescued from traffickers

From Our Correspondent

CHURACHANDPUR | Sept 2

Churachandpur Police rescued three women from the hands of traffickers at Bijang, Churachandpur district, who were about to be transported to Rangoon. The ages of the girls are 17, 19 and 27.

SP of Churachandpur, Rakesh Balwal said in a press meet at his office chamber that based on the reliable information, the women police team led by its officer in-charge, SI Lamnu Gangte and Anti Human Traffic Unit led by SI Mung Tonsing waited to rescue the women at 2:30 am today at Bijang.

The team succeeded to nab the traffickers who came in Eeco van bearing registration number MN 02 B 5411. The driver was identified as Lunkhosat Haokip (31), son of Sonkhopau Haokip of Kanan Veng Tuibong and the main accused is Esther Lalpianmoi (32), wife of Lalmuankima of Thingkangphai, Churachandpur, who was accompanied by Lalngaihomi (32), wife of Lalbeiseia of Tuinutlang, Thingkangphai, Churachandpur. The three girl victims were inside the van.

According to police sources, the traffickers had planned to reach Moreh by 7 am in the next morning and hand over the girls to other big shots in Rangoon and then later transfer to South-East Asian countries depending on their capabilities.

The girl victims were brought from Churachandpur by promising them to give jobs at Rangoon by the traffickers.

After interrogation the accused revealed that the families of the victims were paid with Rs. 10,000 in Churachandpur and Rs. 90,000 more will be paid for each girls at Moreh before heading to Rangoon.

Rakesh Balwal said that in most of the cases the victims are from poor backgrounds and below the age group of 30. They are promised to give jobs in foreign countries but later forced to become sex workers.