DCW rescues a 2.5 month old girl child who was sold multiple times

Share

Tweet

Share

Share

Email

Comments

The Delhi Commission for Women in a grisly incident rescued a 2 ½-month-old girl trafficked and sold multiple times. DCW with help of Delhi Police raided several places on Wednesday night and rescued the child. Yesterday night DCW received information from that a 2 ½-month-old girl has been sold by her own father for 40,000 rupees. DCW Members took the matters to DCW Chief Swati Maliwal who immediately formed a team to rescue the infant. The infant’s father was made to accompany the DCW team to Jaffrabad where the man had sold his infant to a woman named Manisha. The woman was not present at the address. DCW team asked the father to call the woman. During the conversation between the infant’s father and the woman, it was learnt that the father of the child has sold her for 40,000 rupees.”

DCW in a statement said, “The infant’s father was taken to the police station where he confessed that he had two daughters and was disappointed to have another girl child and hence he sold her off. During interrogation, he revealed a location in Madipur where the infant could be traced. DCW team together with Delhi police and the man went to Madipur where they met a woman named Indu. On inquiry, she divulged that she sold the infant to another woman Radha in Shakurpur. The team reached Shakurpur where Radha exposed that she had given the infant to her sister at Chawri Bazaar. The rescue team reached Chawri Bazar where Radha’s sister informed that she gave the infant to an acquainted in Trilokpuri. After chasing the infant throughout the night at various locations, the baby was rescued today morning. The five accused namely- Amanpreet, Indu, Manju, Manisha and Radha have been arrested. An FIR has been registered and efforts to rehabilitate the infant are under process.”

DCW Chief Swati Maliwal said, “We have been tracing the girl since Wednesday late night and have raided several places in an attempt to rescue the infant. The infant was successfully rescued and a big trafficking nexus exposed. The work of the Delhi Police on this case is commendable and I thank them for the same. All 5 accused have been arrested. DCW will work on the rehabilitation of the infant. DCW is working 24*7 for the safety and security of women and girls in Delhi.”