Police arrest couple in Bangladeshi trafficking case

CUTTACK: A day after a case was registered and probe initiated into the trafficking of a 17-year-old girl from Bangladesh, Madhupatna police on Sunday arrested a couple for their alleged involvement in the matter.

The accused, Veera Gujur Choudhary (55) of Rajasthan and Jasmine (36) of Keonjhar were apprehended from their rented house in Gopalpur within Cuttack Sadar police limits.

“Choudhury and Jasmine had been staying in a rented house in Gopalpur for the last 10 years. The victim had stayed with them for a day. The accused had engaged the Bangladeshi minor girl in prostitution,” said DCP Jagmohan Meena.