BGB rescues 16 victims
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued 16 people yesterday while they were allegedly being trafficked to India through Boroachra border.
They are Monju Ara Begum, 21, Probhati Begum, 19, Muslima Rahman, 22, Unus Ali 30, Mukul Biswas 20, Joy Adhikari, 24, Bish Kontho 22, Shahidullah 32, Johur Ali, 21, Obaidur Rahman ,20, Raisa 5, Alamgir Hossain, 25, Nikhil Das,30, Proshanto Kumar,30, Topon Biswas, 40, and Mollick Hossain, 18.
Acting on a tip-off, BGB personnel conducted a drive and rescued the victims. However, sensing presence of the border guards, the criminals managed to flee the scene.
The victims were later handed over to Benapole port police.
A gang of traffickers brought them from Faridpur, Barisal and Khulna districts promising them lucrative jobs in India, said Liaquat Hossain, camp in-charge of BGB Benapole.
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