Bihar Woman Rescued from Kolkata Red-Light Area; Human Trafficking Gang Busted

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News18•25-01-2026, 14:59
Bihar Woman Rescued from Kolkata Red-Light Area; Human Trafficking Gang Busted
- •A married woman from Maner, Patna, was rescued from a red-light area in Kolkata after being trafficked.
- •Distraught by a domestic dispute, the woman was deceived by a young man at Patna Junction who promised help but sold her for 25,000 rupees.
- •Forced into prostitution, the woman secretly gave her family's numbers to a sympathetic driver, leading to a police complaint.
- •Maner police, after an investigation, raided Kolkata's red-light area, rescued the woman, and arrested Shankar Saw, an alleged trafficker.
- •The police are actively searching for other members of the human trafficking gang involved in this heinous crime.
Why It Matters: A Bihar woman, trafficked to Kolkata's red-light area, was rescued, and one trafficker arrested.
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