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3 held for forcing women into prostitution


Published : 09 Nov 2020 08:32 PM

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 Joypurhat camp members detained three members of a fraud ring for forcing young women into prostitution, from Professor Para area of Joypurhat town at dead of night on Saturday. 

At that time, RAB members also rescued three young women. 

The detained were identified as Minu Akhter, 24, wife of Mehedi Hasan of Tanti Para area of Joypurhat municipality, Sumon Ahmed, 42, son of Abdul Mazid of Gulshan area and his wife Mousumi Akhter, 26. 

RAB-5 Joypurhat camp commander ASP MM Mohaimenur Rashid said, Sumon had been running a dance group with beautiful young women for a long time at professor para area of Joypurhat town. Behind the dance group he along with others had been forcing young women to record pornographic videos. Later, the young women were also forced into prostitution.

On the basis of secret information, RAB members conducted a raid in Joypurhat town's Professor Para area and detained those three accused with six mobile phones containing pornographic videos.

Commander of RAB-5 Joypurhat camp also said the detainees were handed over to Joypurhat police station after filing a case against them.