Three members of inter-State human trafficking racket arrested, two women rescued

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Two tribal women from Bejjur mandal successful Kumram Bheem Asifabad district, who were allegedly kidnapped and trafficked to Madhya Pradesh by 3 members of an inter-State quality trafficking racket astir six months ago, were rescued by the section constabulary from Madhya Pradesh.

The accused, including a mates identified arsenic Prashanth alias Bablu and his woman Savitha, residents of Kistampet successful Chennur mandal of Mancherial district, and Mahesh of Sironcha successful Maharashtra, were arrested successful transportation with the quality trafficking case. Another accused Rahul of Madhya Pradesh is astatine large.

According to police, the mates allegedly lured the 2 tribal women connected the pretext of a amended beingness and forcibly took them to Madhya Pradesh. The mates successful connivance with Mahesh allegedly threatened the duo and performed their marriages with 2 men against their wishes by receiving ₹2.50 lakh each from the latter.

Missing cases were lodged by the household members of the 2 women astatine Bejjur constabulary presumption successful September 2025. 

Based connected method evidence, the constabulary person rescued the 2 women from Madhya Pradesh and handed implicit them to their families successful the territory connected Friday.

This is the 2nd specified incidental to aboveground successful the tribal dominated territory successful little than a year. In June past year, six members of an inter-State quality trafficking racket, including a suspended constabulary constable, were arrested by the Asifabad police.

Published - March 20, 2026 10:29 p.m. IST

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