The MIDC police, on Wednesday evening, caught an auto driver along with the mother of a 13-year-old girl at Poonam Nagar locality in Andehri (W) as the latter was going to push the minor into the sex trade. The cops swung into action after they were alerted by an NGO, which works towards saving trafficked people.

According to MIDC police station sources, on Wednesday evening, a raid was conducted at MMRDA colony in Poonam Nagar, along with the NGO. During the raid, it was found that the girl was brought to the colony to be sold by her mother, with the auto driver playing the pimp.