Bangladeshi girls trafficked to India, father seeks custody
The inquiry into the girls deportation proceedings came after their father arrived in India and filed a habeas corpus petition seeking his daughters custody
Two Bangladeshi minors who had been trafficked to India and then rescued are set to be deported by India's Centre despite opposition from the Gujarat High Court, says Times of India.
The inquiry into the girls deportation proceedings came after their father arrived in India and filed a habeas corpus petition seeking his daughters custody.
The city crime branch rescued the girls in Aug from an apartment in Vastral and arrested one Sagar Mondal for trafficking them to India and forcing them into prostitution. He was also accused of raping one of the sisters. Police also detained the girls' mother and another woman, who was married to Mandal.
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The state govt had opposed the girls' deportation, saying their presence might be required to testify against Mandal. Ilt had also said that since the Union home ministry was involved in the process, it could not decide the exact date of their deportation.
Further hearing has been posted on Dec 4.
