The Crime Branch’s Special Task Force (STF) has initiated a process for repatriation of seven Bangladeshi girls, who were rescued from a flesh trade racket here in January, to their home country as per the provision and guidelines of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. The process has been laid down in line with the SAARC convention and United Nation Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The STF is in touch with Ministry of External Affairs (Consular Division) for early repatriation of the girls. It would move the Bangladesh High Commission for nationality and other verification of the girls.
Once travel permit is obtained and some legal and administrative formalities are done, the victims would be handed over by the Border Security Force (BSF to their counterparts Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). In January, the STF had arrested four accused in a flesh trade racket and rescued eight girls, including seven from Bangladesh. All the accused persons were produced before court and later sent to jail. The rescued girls were produced before court and later lodged at Swadhar Gruh (Shelter House). During course of investigation, it was found that seven out of eight victim girls were illegally trafficked from Bangladesh and forced into flesh trade.
Another girl, who was from Kolkata, has already been handed over to her family as per direction of the Bhubaneswar SDJM.
