Srinagar, July 12: Jammu and Kashmir Police have rescued four minor girls after a human trafficking racket was busted in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said today.
A police official said that two persons, identified as Shakeel Ahmad Bhat and Mehraj-ud-Din Tantray, both residents of Baramulla, were arrested.
Acting on a tip-off from a reliable source, he said, the racket was busted in Ushkura area of the district.
The official said that the investigation revealed that Shakeel Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Ushkura, was involved in the trafficking and exploitation of minor girls from outside the UT.
“During interrogation, Shakeel confessed to selling one girl to Mehraj Ahmad Tantray, a resident of Kanli Bagh. A subsequent raid at Tantray’s house led to the recovery of another victim, a minor girl from Burma Rohingya and Tantray’s arrest,” said the official, adding that further investigation is underway.
