2 girls rescued, 3 arrested as police bust trafficking racket in Jharkhand's Giridih

Police in Jharkhand's Giridih district have busted a sex trafficking racket, rescuing two girls and arresting three people, following a tip-off and subsequent raid on a rented house.

Two girls were rescued and three persons arrested as police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a sex trafficking racket in Jharkhand's Giridih district.

Superintendent of Police Bimal Kumar said action was initiated following a tip-off that two girls were allegedly being forced into prostitution at a house in the Pachamba police station area.

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by DSP R K Rana was subsequently formed to probe the matter, he said.

''The team conducted a raid and rescued the two girls from the rented house. During questioning, the girls informed police that one Kranti Devi had brought them there on the pretext of arranging jobs,'' he said.

The rescued girls, who are biological sisters, alleged that after being brought to the location, they were subjected to physical assault and forcibly compelled to engage in sex work, police said.

A car that was used in the crime has been seized, they said.

A case was registered under the relevant section of the BNS as well as the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, they added.