Rescue Operation Conducted by AHTU, Pune City

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Rescue Operation Conducted by AHTU, Pune City
Presentation by Shri. Sanjaykumar Verma, IPS
Nodal Officer Anti Human Trafficking Spl. IGP,
PAW, CID, Maharashtra State Pune.
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• 8 Bangladeshi victims rescued (7 are minor ) and
  6 traffickers arrested.
• Information was received from important
  functionary of the Bangladesh law- enforcement
  machinery to RAW requesting to trace two teenage
  siblings Rinku (17) and Eti (15) allegedly
  abducted from Dhaka on 14.05.2013.
• On 31.05.2013, RAW passed on this information
  along with photographs of abducted girls to C.P.,
  Pune City and requested to locate, rescue and
  sent back them to Bangladesh immediately. RAW
  also assured that they will assist in
  repatriation by quickest possible means.

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A fax massage of the bagladesh law enforcement
machinery to two abducted teenage sisters
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• Commissioner of Police,Pune City forwarded the
  said information to Mr. Bhanupratap Barge, Sr.
  P.I., AHTU, Pune.
• Source of Investigation - While collecting
  information from the sources. A auto driver
  informed that some days back he had seen both
  sisters and had taken them to red light area.

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• On this information, search for the two sisters
  was carried out in red light area i.e. is Budhwar
  Peth and Shukurwar Peth of Pune.
• The first rescue operation - was conducted in
  Shukurwar Peth and four Bangaladeshi minors were
  rescued and the brothel manager Pinki Nilgopal
  Das (30) was arrested. (Vishrambag Police
  Station, CR.NO. 140/2013 IPC 344,363,366(B),372,37
  3,323,504, 34 and ITPA 3,4,5,6,7 was
  registered.).
• At this point police did not locate the
  two sisters.

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Vishrambag PS CR No. 140/2013
U/s IPC Sec.344,363,366(B),372, 373,323,504,34
ITPA Sec. 3,4,5,6
4 Rescued Girl All Bangladeshi
Thoma Jalil Sikdar age 17
Rekha Sohrab Hawaldar age 17
Rupa Shaid Mulla Age age 17
Nisha Jalil Sikdar age 17
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• Second rescue operation It was conducted in the
  same area at Chandani Building. Here, police
  rescued a minor girl and arrested Anita Rambhadur
  Thapa (33). (Farskhana Police Station, CR.NO.
  95/2013 IPC 344,363,366(A), 372,373,323,504,34
  and ITPA 3,4,5,6,7 was registered.)
• This rescued girl was also not either of
  the two sisters.

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Farashkhana PS CR No.
95/2013 U/s IPC Sec.344,363,366(A),372,
373,323,504,34 ITPA Sec. 3,4,5,6
Rescued
Girl Punam _at_ Soni Bansal Bahadur Yadav

Age 17 Resi Sant kabir Nagar U.P
Anita Rambahdu Ramang
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• Third rescue operation It was also conducted at
  Budhwar peth, in Tulsi building, two minors were
  rescued of which the younger Eti of the two
  siblings was rescued. The Police arrested agents,
  Shiva Sunil Vichare (23) and Taniya Samil Vyapari
  (27). During interrogation of one of Taniya, it
  was revealed that the elder sister Rinku had been
  sold to a sex racketer identified Vilas
  Ramchandra Kasle, aged 25 yrs, in Hadapsar area,
  Pune. (Farskhana Police Station, CR.NO. 96/2013
  IPC 344,363,366(B), 372,373,323,504,34 and ITPA
  3,4,5,6,7 was registered.)

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Tulsi Bilding

• Tulsi Bilding

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Younger sister Iti was found hidden by Pimp
behind this water tank above the terrace of Tulsi
Blg.
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Iti Abdul Hussain Sikder Age 16 Resi Dogai
Bagladesh
Farashkhana PS CR No.
96/2013 U/s IPC Sec.344,363,366(B),372,
373,323,504,34 U/s ITPA Sec. 3,4,5,6
Rescued Girl
Meena _at_ Aasha Badasha KhanAge 25 Resi Dogai
Bagladesh
Anita Rambahdu Ramang
Shiva Sunil Vichare
Taniya Salim Byapari
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• The forth rescue operation- Was carried out after
  the Police tracked and arrested Vilas Kalse from
  Hadapsar area, in row house at Undri Gaon in
  Kondhwa area were the elder sister Rinku was
  rescued and Police arrested Ravi Kasle (23) the
  brother of Vilas kalse and his aide Vishal Kumar
  Khopde (24) of Phursungi. Vilas Kasle had
  construction business and was also active in the
  prostitution racket. (Kondhwa Police Station,
  CR.NO. 174/2013 IPC 344,363,366(B),372,373,
  323,504,34 and ITPA 3,4,5,6,7 was registered.)

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Rescued GirlAnika _at_ Rinku Abdul Hussain Sikder
Age 17 Resi Dogai Bagladesh
Kondhwa PS
Kondhwa PS
Kondhwa PS
Kondhwa PS

• 1.Vilas Ramchandra Kasle 2.
  Ravi Ramchandra Kasle 3.Taniya
  Salim Byapari 4. Vishal Kumar
  Khopde
• Kondhwa PS CR No. 174/2013 U/s IPC
  Sec.344,363,366(B),372, 373,323,504,34 ITPA Sec.
  3,4,5,6

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• During investigation the girls revealed that they
  have been lured with false promises and were
  abducted by a trafficker namely Rockey from
  Dhaka, (Bangladesh). Who had been closely in
  acquaintance with one of the two sisters. Rockey
  brought them to Pune and sold them to the brothel
  keeper Mukti and Taniya in Pune, for Rs. 50,000/-
  and Rs. 70,000/-. The Taniya further sold victim
  Eti to brothel keeper Anita at Chandni building
  in Budhwar Peth and another victim Ankita to
  accused Vilas Kasle. The girls were kept in
  different locations in Pune by these traffickers.
  
• On rescued after a months agony the sisters met
  each other and they broke into tears.

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• Assistance provided by N.G.O.
• The NGOs working in red light area came
  across one of these victim girls and they came
  forward to help them. They contacted the victims
  relatives in Bangladesh and gave information to
  the police and on this information the rescue
  operations were planned and carried out.

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• Repatriation of victims
• After the completion of necessary process for
  Repatriation the Bangaladeshi minor victims
  Rinku (17) and Eti (15) were sent to their native
  place.
• 5 minor and 1 major rescued Bangladeshi victims
  are kept in rescue home and their repatriation is
  under process.

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• Conclusion-
• . Totally 4 cases were registered under
  ITPAct.
• . 6 traffickers were arrested.
• . 8 Bangladeshi victims were rescued.
• . 2 Bangladeshi minor victims were
  repatriated.
• . Repatriation of 6 Bangladeshi victims is
  in process.
• . Investigation completed chargesheet
  submitted.
• . In this investigation the elements of
  trafficking viz. spotter, recruiter, buyer,
  seller, transporter, brothel keeper/pimp/financer/
  harbourer have been operated and finally
  rehabilitation and repatriation steps have been
  fulfilled.

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