Two arrested, including Chinese national, for human trafficking; five teen girls rescued
KHAGRACHARI CORRESPONDENT
Khagrachari District Police have arrested two people, including a Chinese national, on charges of human trafficking.
Early Sunday, police raided a flat in Uttara, Dhaka, and arrested Jisao Suhui, 34, a Chinese national. Five teenage girls were rescued during the raid. Later, Sumi Chakma, 36, the alleged ringleader, was also arrested.
According to police, the victims were being held for the purpose of trafficking.
At a press briefing Sunday afternoon, Khagrachari Police Superintendent Mukta Dhar said Chakma had lured a teenage girl from Panchhari, Khagrachari, with promises of travel to China. The girl agreed and informed a friend, who also agreed to go. They went to a flat in Uttara, Dhaka, where their mobile phones were taken, and they were kept in isolation.
Upon receiving complaints from the victims’ families, police launched an operation. Suhui was arrested at the flat, and five teenage girls were rescued.
The rescued girls, aged 15 to 17, include two from Khagrachari and three from Rangamati.
Dhar said efforts are ongoing to arrest others involved in the trafficking ring. Legal action has been taken, and a case filed at Panchhari Police Station. Police will seek to remand the arrested suspects to aid in capturing other members of the organized ring.
The arrested Chinese national has been sent to jail.
