SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police in Bandipora have arrested the kingpin of the racket for facilitating illegal trafficking of Rohingya women from Bangladesh into the district, SSP Bandipora said on Tuesday.
SSP Lakshay Vinod Sharma addressing a press conference said, “Police Station Hajin received information on November 23, 2023 from reliable sources regarding illegal trafficking of Rohingya women and their sale to various people in the area in lieu for money by marrying them.”
“Upon ascertaining the actuality, we came to conclusion that this was a criminality on two counts, first is the illegal infiltration of Rohingya women from Bangladeshi refugee camps into India and second their sale as brides that is human trafficking”, the police officer said.
An FIR was accordingly lodged in the said case and a total of five persons arrested. “One Rohingya namely Manzoor Alam son of Mohammad Ilyas among the arrested persons turned out to be the kingpin of the entire racket.”
“Two Rohingya women were found to be married and necessary action as per law has been taken and further investigations are underway”, the officer said further. (KS)
