Police rescue girl forced into sex work in UP's Ballia

A woman relative of the girl, who is said to have pushed the teenager into sex work, was arrested, the police officer said.

Published: 25th December 2020 02:06 PM  |   Last Updated: 25th December 2020 02:06 PM   |  A+A A-

HANDCUFF, ARREST

For representational purposes (File Photo)

By PTI

BALLIA: Police rescued a 15-year-old girl, who was allegedly forced into sex work by a relative, in Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh, and arrested the accused.

The girl is a native of Bihar.

A police team raided a house in Rajendra Nagar locality in the Ballia City Kotwali police station area and rescued the teenager on Thursday, police officer Sanjay Yadav said on Friday.

A woman relative of the girl, who is said to have pushed the teenager into sex work, was arrested, the police officer said.

A case has been registered, the police officer added.

Now we are on Telegram too. Follow us for updates
India Matters

Comments

Disclaimer : We respect your thoughts and views! But we need to be judicious while moderating your comments. All the comments will be moderated by the newindianexpress.com editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or inflammatory, and do not indulge in personal attacks. Try to avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines.

The views expressed in comments published on newindianexpress.com are those of the comment writers alone. They do not represent the views or opinions of newindianexpress.com or its staff, nor do they represent the views or opinions of The New Indian Express Group, or any entity of, or affiliated with, The New Indian Express Group. newindianexpress.com reserves the right to take any or all comments down at any time.

Videos
Gallery