Delhi: Two women rescued from alleged trafficking racket at GB Road brothel

The Delhi Police on Monday busted a human trafficking network involved in forcing women into prostitution at a brothel on GB Road arresting three women and rescuing two victimsAccording to the police the two women were rescued from Kotha No 58 GB Road in two separate cases The victims were lured on the pretext of employment and subsequently forced into prostitutionIn one case a 26yearold married woman and mother of three children was brought from West Bengal to Delhi after being promised employment and was subsequently sold to a caretaker of the brothelIn the second case a 28yearold woman was threatened with harm to her eightyearold son if she refused to engage in prostitutionPolice said separate cases have been registered under Sections 1372 1432 1441 642 61 and 35 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS and Sections 3 5 and 6 of the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act ITP ActThe first case came to light on August 26 when a 60yearold woman approached the Women Police Post and reported that her 26yearold daughter had been missing from West Bengal since May 2Police said the victim R contacted her mother on August 25 and informed her that she was allegedly confined at Kotha No 58 GB Road and sought help for her rescueActing on the information SI Kiran Sethi Incharge of the AntiHuman TraffickingWomen Police Post along with Women Constables Komal and Rashmi reached the premises and rescued the womanDuring the enquiry the victim told police that on May 2 while she was at a railway station in West Bengal a man identified as Kalu aged around 30 lured her on the pretext of arranging employment and brought her to DelhiHe took possession of her mobile phone and subsequently sold her to Geeta who was working as a caretaker of the brothelAccording to the police Geeta kept the victim at her residence for around a month before taking her to Kotha No 58 GB Road She was handed over to Reshma the alleged owner of the brothel who forced her into prostitutionThe victim further alleged that the money earned by her was retained by Geeta and caretaker ManjuDuring the enquiry another woman identified as J aged 28 approached the Women Police Post seeking assistance and was also rescued from the same premisesAccording to her statement around two years ago following a quarrel with her husband and motherinlaw in West Bengal she left her home along with her eightyearold sonWhile travelling towards Sealdah Railway Station a woman gained her confidence by offering food and drinks to her son The woman subsequently took them to her residence on the pretext of helping themThe following day the woman brought J and her son to New Delhi Railway Station and thereafter took them by autorickshaw to Geetas residence On the next day Geeta allegedly took them to Kotha No 58 GB RoadPolice said J was promised employment involving sweeping and mopping work but was subsequently forced into prostitutionShe further said that she was threatened with harm to her son if she refused to comply The money earned by her was allegedly retained by Geeta and ManjuAccording to her statement her son was subsequently taken to a hostel by Paro another caretaker and she was allowed to meet him only once every three to four monthsPolice said efforts are underway to trace and recover the eightyearold boyBoth victims were medically examined at Lok Nayak Hospital and provided counselling Their statements were also recorded police saidIn the case pertaining to victim R Geeta and Manju were arrestedIn the case pertaining to victim J the accused have been identified as Geeta a 55yearold resident of GB Road and permanent resident of West Bengal Manju a 58yearold resident of GB Road and permanent resident of West Bengal and Paro Khatoon a 29yearold resident of GB Road and permanent resident of West Bengal All three allegedly worked as caretakerspimps at the brothelPolice said Rs 55000 in cash was recovered from the brothel premises Tokens a register and an electricity bill were also recoveredDuring interrogation the victims reiterated that they had been brought to Delhi on the promise of employment and subsequently forced into prostitutionPolice said further interrogation and investigation are underway to identify the remaining persons allegedly involved in the trafficking network and ascertain their individual rolesThe investigation also revealed that Reshma Manju and Geeta had been involved in a similar human trafficking and exploitation case registered at PS Kamla Market in 2025According to police they are presently out on court bail in connection with FIR No 13925 of PS Kamla Market pertaining to human traffickingFurther investigation is underway to apprehend the remaining coaccused persons trace the missing child and ascertain the extent of the trafficking and exploitation networkThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday 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