NAKODAR
The Nakodar city police have arrested an Amritsar village woman travel agent on charges of trafficking, and cheating.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sukh Pal Singh said that the accused has been identified as Puanjit Kaur alias Preet Kaur alias Pinki daughter of Amarjit Singh a resident of Chhota Rayya in Amritsar.
Simrin wife of Kulwinder Kumar a resident of Patti Mehanna, Bilga village had complained to the police that the accused was her cousin who went to Oman and asked to join her for a better life and will have to arrange only Rs 40,000 and will pay half of the money in India and areas in Oman.
The complainant had said that she reached Oman airport on April 26, 2023, where a man and woman received her took her to a house and took her passport in their possession.
Simrin had said that she was made a prisoner in the house and was kept hungry adding that there were around 200 girls who were made prisoners and were forced to work and were beaten often.
The complainant had said she somehow managed to flee from the house reached Indian Embassy and filed an application for help.
She said that after this she reached a Gurdwara where she met a man Vikram Sahni (M.P.) who helped her in getting her passport back and return to India.
Simran said that Pinki mentally tortured her on the pretext of the good life and sold her in Oman.
DSP said a case under sections 370(trafficking of person) 370 -A (exploitation of trafficked person) 406(breach of trust) 420(cheating) of the Indian Penal Code and section 13 of the Punjab Travel Professional Regulation Act was registered against the accused.