New Delhi: In a joint operation by Delhi and Jharkhand police, four minor girls were on Monday rescued from a placement agency accommodation in northwest Delhi’s Shakurpur. They told cops they were brought to the city to be employed as domestic helpers.According to sources, a human trafficking case was registered in Sahebganj, Jharkhand, in 2023. The investigating team came to Delhi after tracing the victim to Shakurpur. With the help of the anti-human trafficking unit of Delhi Police crime branch, Jharkhand Police raided the place. Although they did not find the girl they came to rescue, they found four other teenagers.According to police, all four girls, aged between 15 and 16, are from Jharkhand’s Sahibganj and Godda districts. A senior police officer said legal action will be taken on the basis of the minors’ medical examinations and recorded statements. National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has also taken cognisance of the matter and written to the DCP concerned, requesting an action taken report.Virender Kumar, from the NGO Mission Mukti Foundation, which assisted in the operation, said while two of the girls were brought to Delhi just two days ago, the other two had been missing for two years.“They worked as domestic helpers in houses and were then brought back by the agent to be employed elsewhere. The girls were not paid salaries for their work. Instead, the placement agency owner allegedly took the wages meant for them,” said Kumar.Last month, four minor girls were rescued from various locations across the national capital. In Feb, four minors were rescued and an alleged trafficker was apprehended. While two of the girls worked as domestic helpers in Rohini for over a year without receiving any pay, the other two were brought from Jharkhand, one intended for work in Jaipur and the other in Delhi, said police.
