Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Apr 10: Police today arrested 4 persons and booked them under Public Safety Act (PSA) on charges of human trafficking in north Kashmir and sent them to Central Jail Kot Bhalwal, Jammu for serving the period of detention.
Police said that these persons were involved in immoral business of human trafficking in and around Pattan town in north Kashmir.
Police said that they have been working in an organised gang and exploiting the poor and helpless women hailing from outside State like West Bengal by luring them on the pretext of providing employment in the Valley, but instead they would exploit them sexually and there after sell them to different people for the same purpose for a meager amount of Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000.
Police said that the activities of the gang had posed a potential threat to the moral values of the society in general and to the people of the area in particular, besides being prejudicial to maintenance of public order.
Police identified the gang as Ali Mohammad Bhat, 22, son of Sona Ullah Bhat resident of Gund Ibrahim Pattan, Mohammad Subhan Dar, 27, son of Ghulam Nabi Dar resident of Check-Tilwanpora, Mirgund Pattan, Mohammad Altaf Khan, 43, son of Ghulam Mohammad Khan resident of Checki-Razaq Khan Mirgund Pattan and Mohammad Maqbool Dar @Maqbool Kaka, 40, son of Abdul Aziz resident of Check Tilwanpora Mirgund Pattan.
Police said that earlier they had been arrested on January 31 this year at Hanjiwera, Mirgund in Pattan area while they were travelling in a vehicle bearing registration NO: JK01R-1389 along with a victim girl from West Bengal. The girl was found to be a minor of 16 years of age. Medical examination of the girl confirmed her sexual exploitation.
Police said a case (FIR NO: 21/ 2012 U/S 366-B, 376 RPC) stands registered in the matter in Police Station Pattan. Police said that during the course of investigation it was found that this gang of exploiters have been involved in the illegal trade since long. They had lured a number of people of the area into this immoral business in order to make easy bucks, police said. However these exploiters had got themselves released on bail in the instant case, added police.
Meanwhile, Baramulla Police had prepared a dossier of these persons and submitted the same to the District Magistrate Baramulla in order to get them detained under PSA. After studying the dossiers District Magistrate Baramulla issued detention warrants of all the four persons citing that the normal laws are not sufficient to contain the activities of the gang.
People of the area have highly appreciated the role of Police in bringing these notorious persons to book. They have lauded the commitment of Baramulla Police in containing the activities of people involved in immoral and illegal activities.
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