Guwahati: A couple was arrested by Nagaon Police for allegedly being involved in a human trafficking racket from Barbheti.
As per the police, the husband-wife duo had been involved in trafficking young women to various locations across the country.
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They would usually be lured in the context of jobs but then they are allegedly “sold off”.
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The police informed that they were identified as Rezaul Hussain and his second wife. They were residents of Juria and had been operating from a house in Barbheti.
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According to the police they were arrested based on inputs from sources that they are linked with a nationwide chain of human traffickers.
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Both of them have been sent to judicial custody and further investigation has been underway.
A victim has also been rescued by the police.