Archive · 29 Oct 2025
Meghalaya Girl Sold for Rs 3 Lakh in Rajasthan, Human Trafficking Ring Busted
Police have busted a gang that was selling young women from Northeast India.
One girl from Meghalaya became friends with someone on Facebook who promised to marry her.
She traveled to Rajasthan, but instead of getting married, she was sold to another man for 3 lakh rupees and forced to marry him.
Thankfully, she escaped and told the police.
This gang used social media to trick girls with promises of marriage or jobs.
Police have arrested three people involved and believe more girls may have been victims.
They are warning people, especially from poorer backgrounds, to be careful about strangers online offering marriage or jobs.
Human trafficking racket busted with arrests of three individuals, including a woman.
A Meghalaya girl was allegedly sold for Rs 3 lakh and forced into marriage in Rajasthan.
The racket is suspected of selling at least six girls from Assam and Tripura over two years.
Traffickers use social media like Facebook and Instagram to lure victims with false promises of marriage or jobs.
Police are investigating to identify more victims and dismantle the trafficking network operating across multiple states.
- Who
- Three individuals, including a woman, arrested in connection with human trafficking.
- What
- Busted a multi-state human trafficking racket involving the sale of a Meghalaya girl for Rs 3 lakh and her forced marriage.
- When
- Arrests made around October 19-26; girl went missing on June 11; marriage occurred earlier this year.
- Where
- Racket spans Meghalaya, Assam, Tripura, and Rajasthan; arrests made in Guwahati, Jhalukbari, and Kamakhya Railway Station.
- Why
- To sell vulnerable young women, particularly from the Northeast, for marriage or other purposes through deception.
Suspects' Claims
Police Findings
Nature of Arrangement
Suspects' Claims
The accused may claim the transaction was consensual or misinterpreted.
Police Findings
Police state the girl was 'sold' for Rs 3 lakh and 'forced' into marriage, indicating coercion and trafficking.
Social Media Interaction
Suspects' Claims
May argue that the initial Facebook friendship was genuine.
Police Findings
Police identified the use of social media like Facebook and Instagram to befriend, gain trust, and lure victims with false promises of marriage or jobs.
- Alleged Sale Price
- Rs 3 lakh
- Victim's Origin
- Meghalaya (Byrnihat area)
- Forced Marriage Location
- Rajasthan
- Number of Arrests
- Three (including one woman)
- Key Accused Identified
- Rajesh Hinge (North Tripura), Md Khalil Ali (Assam), Monika (Rajasthan)
- Suspected Victims
- At least six girls (five from Assam, one from Tripura) over two years; others from Northeast
- Modus Operandi
- Social media befriending, false promises (marriage/jobs), luring victims out of state, selling them
