Dibrugarh: A 14-year-old Adivasi girl from No. 1 Molang village in Assam’s Margherita area has been missing for the past 21 days.
The girl, who was taken to Maruwa village in Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh by a woman named Purnima Munglung, disappeared on October 30. The family suspects she may have been trafficked.
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The girl’s father expressed concerns, saying, “The woman promised to provide education for our daughter. When we learned she was missing, we immediately filed a complaint with Ledo police.”
While Purnima Munglung claimed to have filed a missing complaint at Chowkham police station in Arunachal Pradesh, she failed to provide a certificate copy, raising doubts among the family.
Ledo police station in-charge Jyotish Phukan clarified, “The girl was missing from Namsai, and a complaint was filed there. The family had entrusted her to the woman for better education.”
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Child trafficking has been a significant issue in the area. In May, Arunachal Police arrested 21 people, including government officials, in connection with a child trafficking and prostitution ring.
Five minor girls trafficked from Assam, were rescued from Itanagar.
A senior police official noted, “Human traffickers often target poor Adivasi girls from border areas. They are exploited for domestic work or forced into prostitution.”