Ahmedabad crime branch rescues 2 Bangladeshi minor girls, traffickers arrested

The Ahmedabad crime branch on Aug 22 arrested three accused for trafficking minor Bangladeshi girls into the sex trade in Gujarat.

Ahmedabad Crime Branch Inspector S J Jadeja and his team arrested Mohammad Farooq Mohammad, a Bangladeshi citizen, and his wife Fahima from a settlement near Odhav’s Takshashila Shikshan Sankul.

Based on a tip-off, the police apprehended them and seized their Aadhaar cards, election cards, and bank documents.

During interrogation, Farooq revealed that he had arrived in Ahmedabad legally in 2017 with a passport.

However, after his visa expired, he crossed the border illegally and returned to Bangladesh.

He further said that after a month, he again illegally entered India and got a bogus Adhaar card and other documents after paying ₹8,000 to an agent named Mehul Kashyap of Kuber Nagar.

Farooq used illegal means to bring young women across the border from Bangladesh to Gujarat, luring them to get jobs and forcing them into prostitution.

Police investigations revealed that Farooq was working with Sagar Milan Mandal, a resident of Ganga Apartment in Vastral, Ahmedabad. Together, they lured the young women to Gujarat under the pretext of offering jobs.

The police conducted a raid and arrested Mandal, rescuing two minor girls and their mother.

Ahmedabad crime branch Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Bharat Patel explained that Mandal and Farooq were sending the minor girls to different areas of the city for prostitution. They are suspected of having brought other girls to Gujarat illegally in the past as well.

Based on information suggesting a large-scale human trafficking operation run by a Bangladeshi citizen in Gujarat, the police have launched a thorough investigation into all the accused. 

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