Four including husband arrested over attempt to traffic woman to India via Jaflong
Sylhet Bureau
Gowainghat Police arrested four men, including the victim's husband, in Jaflong on charges of attempting to traffic a woman to India, officials said on Tuesday.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team led by Sub-Inspector Rajib Roy raided the Prajapati Resort in Jaflong around 8:00 PM on Monday, rescueing the victim, Khuki Akhter Meem, unharmed and apprehending the four suspects.
The arrested individuals have been identified as the victim's husband Ashiqur Rahman, son of Abdul Latif from Aulatoli village in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh, alongside Johirul Islam, Kawsar, and Sagar Mia from neighboring areas in the same upazila.
Police revealed that the suspects had finalized a plot to traffic Meem across the Jaflong border to India in exchange for Tk 4 lakh. Following her rescue, Meem filed a case with Gowainghat Police Station under the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act.
Gowainghat Police Station OC Omar Farooq confirmed the rescue and arrests, adding that all four accused were produced before a court on Tuesday and remanded to judicial custody.
