Minor forced into flesh trade

Surat: A 14-year-old girl was allegedly forced into prostitution by some unidentified persons after she was kidnapped around three months ago from Puna area of the city. The survivor was rescued from Ankleshwar by the detection of crime branch of the city police and reunited with her family on Sunday. The minor’s kidnapping came to light on Saturday when her father, a cleaning worker in a hospital, approached the police on Saturday.
The father claimed in his complaint that his daughter had made a frantic call and informed that she had been forced into prostitution.
After receiving the complaint, the police traced the girl’s location from the phone call, and she was traced to Ankleshwar. The police are also investigating as to why the girl’s father had not registered the complaint earlier when she had gone missing.
A team of crime branch officials reached the spot within a short period and rescued the minor. “Our preliminary investigation has revealed that the survivor had been forced into prostitution,” said Puna police station official.
The minor told the cops that a man named Jakir had forced her into prostitution. She alleged that she was raped multiple times by many different men including a few senior citizens. She was not allowed to go out of the room. She managed to make a call escaping from the room for a few minutes.
“She is in shock and cops are trying to find out how she was kidnapped. Cops will identify all those involved and arrest them,” said police.