Trafficking trail: Month on, 14 agents held, none from outside Punjab
Of the 14 agents arrested, 11 are women and three men. Of the total FIRs, highest six have been registered in Jalandhar district (all rural), followed by Ferozepur (five); Hoshiarpur (four); Ludhiana rural and Tarn Taran (two each); and Bathinda, SBS Nagar and Moga (1 each).
Trafficking trail: Month on, 14 agents held, none from outside Punjab
Jalandhar: Over a month after a special investigation team (SIT) was formed in Punjab (on May 26) to probe illegal trafficking cases of women sent to Oman, as many as 22 FIRs have been registered and 14 arrests made across the state. Lookout circulars have also been issued against seven accused. However, none of the agents from outside of Punjab booked by the police has been arrested yet.
Of the 14 agents arrested, 11 are women and three men. Of the total FIRs, highest six have been registered in Jalandhar district (all rural), followed by Ferozepur (five); Hoshiarpur (four); Ludhiana rural and Tarn Taran (two each); and Bathinda, SBS Nagar and Moga (1 each).
Of the 14 accused, most have been arrested in Jalandhar rural (five), followed by Bathinda (three); Ferozepur and Tarn Taran (two each) and Moga and Ludhiana rural (one each).
As per the SIT probe findings, the modus operandi of the gangs involved targeting and coercing women from economically weaker sections with the promise of providing them with good jobs in Dubai. However, the victims ended up in Oman.
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