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Eight arrested in Hyderabad over trafficking of minor girl
Police in Hyderabad arrested eight people, including four women, over the trafficking of a minor girl.
Police say the girl was kidnapped from Tolichowki on September 2 and taken to a brothel in Attapur.
They say she was handed over for money, confined there and repeatedly sexually exploited.
The girl escaped on October 5 and told her family, who then lodged a complaint with police.
Police arrested all eight suspects on October 9 and seized six mobile phones and an autorickshaw.
The case involves alleged kidnapping, trafficking and sexual offences, including offences covered by India’s child protection law.
Police are still investigating the suspects’ individual roles and the money involved, while the accused have been produced before a court for further proceedings.
Police arrested eight people, including four women, over the trafficking of a minor girl in Hyderabad.
Police said the girl was kidnapped from Tolichowki and taken to a brothel in Attapur, where she was forced into prostitution.
The girl escaped on October 5 and told her family, who subsequently filed a complaint.
Police said the accused were apprehended on October 9, within 24 hours of the case being reported.
Investigators said the girl was trafficked for financial gain and that they are examining the accused’s roles and money transactions.
- Who
- Eight people, including four women, were arrested. The victim was a minor girl.
- What
- Police said the girl was trafficked and forced into prostitution at a brothel.
- When
- She was kidnapped on September 2 and escaped on October 5. The arrests were made on October 9.
- Where
- The girl was kidnapped in Tolichowki and taken to a brothel in Attapur, Hyderabad.
- Why
- Police said the girl was trafficked for financial gain.
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The women initially attempted to gain the girl’s trust by promising her food and accommodation. They subsequently handed her over to Sabiya Begum, who operated a brothel near pillar number 200 in Attapur, in exchange for ₹30,000,
Police said the girl was kidnapped by Atif in an autorickshaw from Tolichowki and taken to Attapur.
The girl escaped from the brothel and returned home, where she told her family what had happened.
Police apprehended all eight accused.
- Arrests
- Eight people, including four women
- Kidnapping date
- September 2
- Escape date
- October 5
- Arrest date
- October 9
- Brothel location
- Near pillar number 200 in Attapur
- Payment
- ₹30,000 was exchanged for handing the girl over to the brothel operator
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