AATS arrests woman allegedly involved in human trafficking

ANI  |  New Delhi [India] 

A woman named Prabha Muni, who was allegedly involved in and carried a bounty of Rs 25,000, was arrested by a team of Anti Auto Theft Squad (AATS) West District officials.

The police said that the 42-year-old, along with her husband, Rohit Muni, allegedly ran an NGO that lured girls on the pretext of getting them jobs as housemaids in and later sold them off.

Prabha was arrested under section 41.1(C) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), after following the due procedure of law as per guidelines, while her husband is still absconding.

The information about her arrest was given to the concerned police station and her family members.

A case was registered against the duo in 2013 and the accused were absconding since then.

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First Published: Mon, September 24 2018. 07:20 IST