Pramesh S Jain
Central Crime Branch officials of Anti-Human trafficking wing sleuths on Wednesday busted a prostitution racket run by a woman from Uganda who allegedly lured women from her home country by promising them well-paying jobs in Bengaluru.
Sandeep Patil, Joint commissioner of police,Crime, told reporters,Acting on a tip-off, the CCB police team raided a house in Ramamurthynagar and arrested the woman,Nakkazi Phainaha, 33.
She came to India from Uganda on a tourist visa,rented out a house and started the prostitution racket in Bengaluru.
During investigation it is revealed that the accused lured women from her home country in the pretext of getting them good jobs.
But Instead of getting them job,they were kept as prisoners in the house and forced into the sex or flesh trade.The sleuths have rescued four women from Uganda,who are currently being rehabilitated and counselled at the State home for women.
We have also booked the owner of the house, identified as Faizul Rahman,who is presently on the run.We have sealed the house for further investigation.We suspect that there are more people involved in the racket.
The women who were rescued did not have any travel documents.When questioned, they told the police that their passports and other documents had been confiscated by the accused to prevent them from escaping.The CCB is probing the case to ascertain the extent of the network and appropriate action under Foriegners Act would be taken he added.
