SRINAGAR: Bandipora Police on Monday arrested five individuals, including Rohingya national Manzoor Alam, in connection with a human trafficking network, officials said
Quoting a senior police officer, KNO reported that the accused arranged marriages between Rohingya women and locals in the Union Territory (UT) in exchange for financial benefits. The Rohingya women were trafficked through Bangladesh.
He said that the arrests were made after meticulous investigative efforts uncovered the illicit operation.
The officer further added the modus operandi involved exploiting vulnerable Rohingya women, transporting them through Bangladesh, and orchestrating marriages with locals in the UT.
He further said that the transactional nature of these marriages suggests a distressing nexus between human trafficking and illegal financial gains.
Meanwhile, the police have taken cognizance of the matter and have started investigation.
