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Bangladeshi Girl Lured with Job, Forced into Prostitution in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar; Four Sentenced
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News18•26-09-2026, 09:41
Bangladeshi Girl Lured with Job, Forced into Prostitution in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar; Four Sentenced
- •A Bangladeshi minor girl was lured to India with a job promise and forced into prostitution in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
- •A Special POCSO Court convicted four accused, sentencing each to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine.
- •The convicted accused are Syed Mehtab Shah, Wajid Iliyas Sheikh, Samina Syed Shah, and Asha Hasan Sheikh.
- •The victim cleverly contacted her father in Bangladesh via social media, leading to the rescue and arrest of the accused.
- •The court clarified that a human trafficking victim is not a criminal but a victim and is not prosecuted for illegal entry.
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The Special POCSO Court convicted four accused individuals and sentenced each of them to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine.
The victim cleverly used social media through Facebook Messenger to contact her father back in Bangladesh, who then notified the local police there.
The court clarified that under Ministry of Home Affairs guidelines, human trafficking victims are not treated as criminals for illegal entry, but are instead repatriated to their home country with dignity after rehabilitation.
