4 arrested for human trafficking in Budgam

Budgam, Feb 19: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said that they have arrested four persons who were involved in human trafficking.
A police official said that on February 14, 2024, the Police Post Soibugh received a call from a source regarding a non-local lady wandering aimlessly in the Arath area of District Budgam, seeking help.
“Accordingly, a police team from Police Post Soibugh was dispatched to the place and recovered the lady, who was subsequently handed over to ‘Sakhi One Stop Centre Budgam’, an official said.
He said that on inquiry, she revealed that she had been fraudulently brought to Kashmir by Miss Zaitoon Bibi, a resident of Kolkata, West Bengal, and Bashir Ahmed Mochi of Arath, Budgam.
She further revealed that the said persons sold her to one Parvaiz Ahmad Ganiee, son of Gh Mohd Ganiee, resident of Yall Pattan, for a sum of one lakh and thirty-five thousand rupees, and forcibly married her to the person.
In this regard, the Budgam Police registered Case FIR No. 52/2024 under the relevant section of the law at Police Station Budgam, and an investigation was started.
During the course of the investigation, four persons, namely Bashir Ahmad Mochi Son Ab Rehman Mochi , Gh Hassan Najar Son of Wali Mohd Najar both Residents of Arath Budgam, Parvaiz Ahmad Ganiee Son of GH Mohd Ganiee Resident of Yall Pattan, and Mohd Ramzan Ganiee Son of Ab Wahab Ganiee Resident of Hanjibugh Magam, were found involved in this trafficking racket and were subsequently arrested in the instant case.
The further investigation into the case is going on.