The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) rescued 16 women being trafficked from Nepal on Wednesday. The DCW found the 16 girls at an apartment in Munirka area in Delhi.
DCW Chief Swati Maliwal explained, “An Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) had informed us that the girls are being trafficked to Iran and Kuwait on the pretext of jobs offer today. Apart from these 16 girls, there were at least seven others who have already been trafficked to the two gulf nations.”
She further added, “I reached Munirka with my team and informed the Delhi Police. We rescued the girls together. The girls told us how the agents had promised them jobs in the Iran and Kuwait. They were cramped up in a small room.”
The DCW Chief also appealed to the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to intervene and take stringent action. The rescued girls were taken to a shelter home.
