Five women from Nepal being trafficked to Kuwait rescued
SSB's anti-human trafficking unit intercepted the group at the Rupaidiha check post on the Indo-Nepal border on Friday.
According to commandant of the 42nd Battalion of the SSB, Ganga Singh Udawat, the women, aged between 18 and 20, were stopped for questioning when officers noticed them traveling together in a suspicious manner. During interrogation, one of the women revealed that she had previously worked in Kuwait as a domestic helper for Arab families and was being paid well. She claimed that due to demand for more workers, she was taking others along.
However, none of them possessed any valid travel documents. When asked, they said they were supposed to receive their documents in Delhi, raising further suspicion of trafficking.
Following intense questioning and verification, the SSB found that the women were likely victims of a
human trafficking
operation. All five were handed over to their respective families.
He said that in regular meetings with Nepalese counterparts, they report around 20 similar cases every month.
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