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NIA Registers First Human Trafficking Case in City

Hyderabad, Sept.18 (PMI): NIA registered its first case connected with Human Trafficking, under   Prevention of Immoral Traffic Act 1986,  on September 17. The case relates to arrest of three accused persons namely Mohd. Yousuf Khan, Smt. Bithi Begum w/o Mohd. Yousuf Khan and Sojib, native of West Bengal but currently staying in Hyderabad,  on 21.04.2019 by Chatrinaka Police Station,  for their  involvement  in illegal trafficking  of Bangladeshi women to Hyderabad and their sexual exploitation. Five such women were rescued from the spot by the police party. On 9.8.2019, this case was transferred from PS Chatrinaka to Central Crime Station.
Brief facts of the case are that two persons viz. Yousuf Ali Khan and Bithi Begum @ Khadija Shaik were running a prostitution racket  with illegally trafficked Bangladeshi  women in a premises near Kandikal gate, Baji Nagar, Uppuguda. Based on credible information, Chatrinaka PS Police  had searched the premises on 21.4.2019, arrested three accused persons  and  rescued five such victims  from the premises.
Having regard to the gravity of the offence and its inter-state and cross border connections,   this case has been taken over by NIA for detailed investigation

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