Police yesterday rescued three young indigenous girls from
Faridpur-Rajbari crossing on Dhaka-Khulna highway while they were
being taken to Jessore from Dhaka on a passenger coach.
According to police sources, acting on suspicion on-duty traffic
policemen searched the coach-Dhaka Metro-BA-14-1490- and found the
young indigenous girls inside the vehicle.
They were identified as Isanasi, 18, Jhumi, 18, and Khami, 19. It is
alleged that the girls were picked up from Ali Kadam area of Bandarban
district. The police said they were being trafficked out to India
after enticing into providing them lucrative jobs in that country.
Meanwhile, two alleged traffickers sensing the presence of the police fled away.
A case was registered with Kotwali police in this connection. -BSS, Faridpur
