Jharkhand woman, sold for Rs 3 lakh by traffickers in Rajasthan, rescued by police

Ranchi: A 22-year-old woman from Simdega, who was allegedly trafficked and sold for Rs 3 lakh in Rajasthan, was rescued by Jharkhand Police, officials said Tuesday.

The woman was taken to Delhi in 2023 from a village in the Kurdeg police station area in Simdega district by a man from a neighbouring village who promised her a job, they said.

DSP (Headquarters) Ranvir Singh said the woman was initially employed as a domestic help through a placement agency in Delhi. However, she fled the house after a few days.

“While she was wandering near Anand Vihar bus stand in Delhi, a couple from Meerut took her with them. The couple later sold her for Rs 3 lakh to a family in Barmer near the India-Pakistan border,” Singh told PTI.

Police said the woman allegedly faced repeated torture at the hands of the family and also gave birth to a child during her captivity.

The victim later managed to contact her mother and narrated her ordeal.

The woman’s parents then lodged an FIR at the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) police station in Simdega on May 20.

Based on the FIR, a special police team was formed, and the woman was rescued from Barmer and brought back home safely, the DSP said. PTI SAN SOM