Superintendent of Police of Aizawl, Lalbiakthanga Khiangte said three persons were arrested in Aizawl and five persons in Goa in this connection and the police were still searching for one of the main accused who was still absconding.
He said that four Mizo girls, working in the beauty parlour since early September were asked to comply with the sexual overtures of their customers.
The four girls were hired by a man called Vanlalruata and others who promised them jobs in the beauty parlour in Goa as beauticians but were asked to become prostitutes, he said, adding that they were smuggled out from their work place by a Mizo boy working in Goa and were later helped by Goa police.
Arrangements were being made for their return to Mizoram through the Women and Child Welfare Commission of Goa, he said, adding that six Naga girls were also rescued by the Goa police from the same beauty parlour.
- Sinlung
New Delhi, Apr 1 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a thorough probe into the alleged incidents of child trafficking from Northeastern states by missionaries. Additional solicitor-general Indira Jaising said from the sketchy police report, majority of the children rescued from "homes" run by missionaries in Tamil Nadu appeared to be minor girls.
A bench comprising CJI K G Balakrishnan and Justices Deepak Verma and B S Chauhan issued notices to Manipur and Assam governments, seeking their response to the serious issue of trafficking.
The SP, Kanyakumari district, in his affidavit, informed the apex court that on a tip-off, the child welfare inspection committee visited 'Bethesda Blessing Ministries Home' at Plavilai, Kaliyakkavilai, run by Pastor Shaji and found 76 children in squalid conditions.
Kanyakumari SP informed SC that all children belonged to 'Zeme' tribe in Manipur and Assam and that Rev Paul belonged to the same community. "Due to poverty, parents of these children entrusted them to Rev Paul on the promise that he would provide better education and healthcare to them," the SP said.
