Arunachal Pradesh: One more arrested by Itanagar Police in minor sex trafficking case

ITANAGAR: The Itanagar Police has arrested one more accused individual in the minor sex trafficking case. With this, the total number of arrests made in the case has risen to 22, a senior police officer said. The arrested accused has been identified as 32-year-old Nandram Boro, a resident of Borolakhat village under Sipajhar police station in Assam’s Darrang district, the state capital’s Superintendent of Police, Rohit Rajbir Singh told. “He was an assailant and was arrested two days back. He has now been sent to judicial custody,” said the SP.

It may be mentioned that the police had earlier this month busted an inter-state sex trafficking racket in the heart of the state capital by arresting 21 accused persons, including traffickers, pimps and sexual assailants. The cops also rescued five minor girls who were trafficked to Itanagar most probably via Assam’s Dhemaji district route and forced into prostitution. The rescued minors have been sent to shelter homes for rehabilitation, the SP added expressing his serious concern over this ongoing racket.

Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Women (APSCW) expressed 'shock and anguish' over the crime of sex trafficking of minor girls from neighbouring state, Assam.

The commission stated that, "It is also shameful to know that our own women and learned persons are involved in the case".

While appreciating the Itanagar Police for their commendable effort to apprehend the involved persons and rescuing the minors, the Commission highly requests the state government and all concerned authorities to take stern action against culprits involved in this heinous crime.

Moreover, the APSCW requests concerned authorities to keep vigil on hotels, parlours or any suspicious areas in and around the twin capital city, so that no minor or other victims have to face such incidents in the future.

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