Human trafficking victims rescued in India

A woman walks past a giant anti-human trafficking campaign poster displayed at an Immigration Bureau in Bangkok in 2009. Picture: Pornchai Kittiwongsakul

A woman walks past a giant anti-human trafficking campaign poster displayed at an Immigration Bureau in Bangkok in 2009. Picture: Pornchai Kittiwongsakul

Published Aug 5, 2015

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Kathmandu - Twenty-seven Nepalese women who were rescued in India from trafficking to Dubai have returned home.

The women, who were set to be trafficked to Dubai with the promise of lucrative employment opportunities, were rescued by the Indian police in New Delhi two weeks ago.

The women, aged between 20 to 35, were taken to India’s capital on different dates with a promise of well-paid job.

Most of these women are from earthquake-hit districts.

Within last three months of deadly quake, many Nepalese girls who were set to be trafficked in the Middle East, Kenya and Tanzania have been rescued and rehabilitated.

Xinhua

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