A person has been apprehended in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur for his alleged involvement in a infamous racket that held a number of younger ladies captive for months in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, subjecting them to sexual assault underneath the guise of providing jobs. The accused, recognized as Tilak Kumar, was arrested by a Particular Investigation Staff (SIT) shaped to probe the case, officers stated.
“Tilak Kumar has been arrested by the SIT from Gorakhpur,” confirmed Superintendent of Police (SP-Metropolis) of Muzaffarpur, Awadhesh Dixit, as quoted by information company PTI.
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The SIT, led by Deputy SP Vinita Sinha, is on the hunt for 9 people who had been booked following a court docket directive. “All allegations of the survivor are being examined, and we’re recording the assertion of the accused,” Dixit added.
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‘Confined To A Room, Overwhelmed, And Sexually Exploited,’ Lady Complainant Says
The sufferer, in her criticism, alleged that Kumar first contacted her by way of social media in June 2022, attractive her with guarantees of a great job in Muzaffarpur. Upon her arrival, she was allegedly confined and sexually assaulted for a number of months. “In her criticism, the lady alleged that she and different victims had been promised jobs at a name centre. Nonetheless, as soon as they arrived, they had been confined to a room, overwhelmed, and sexually exploited,” Dixit acknowledged, as per PTI.
The perpetrators had been reportedly linked to a fraudulent advertising and marketing firm, police stated.
Eight accused stay at giant, and the SIT is intensifying its search efforts. “We’ve recorded the statements of the complainant and a number of other different victims. The complainant claimed that they had been made to name different younger ladies, providing them enticing jobs on the fraudulent agency. We’ll quickly apprehend all of the accused, together with Manish Kumar, the proprietor of the agency,” Dixit acknowledged.
The survivor managed to flee and lodged a First Info Report (FIR) after police initially refused to just accept her criticism, prompting her to hunt redress from the court docket.