New Delhi, July 17: The Delhi Police rescued a 14-year-old orphan girl who was trapped in a sex racket in Ajmeri Gate area of the national capital on Tuesday, July 16. The cops also arrested a woman who allegedly "purchased" her. The victim came from Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor to Delhi in search of a job but ended up being flesh traded at a brothel in Shradhanand Marg near the city's Ajmeri Gate area.

As soon as the police officials got the information about the girl being trapped, a team of cops and members of an NGO quickly arrived at the spot. They found the minor girl in the custody of a woman named Anjali, aged 42. Sex Racket Busted in Delhi: Police Bust Prostitution Ring in Shahdara; Seven Apprehended, Six Women Rescued.

The victim was immediately rescued and taken to a children's shelter. Anjali was arrested. The police have registered an FIR under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, and the POCSO Act at Kamla Market police station. Delhi: Prostitution Racket Busted in Rohini; 4, Including 3 Women, Arrested.

"She revealed that she was brought here (to Ajmeri Gate) a few days ago by one Anas from Zakir Nagar in the Okhla area and was handed over to Anjali," the officer said. (With PTI inputs)

(Women and Child Helpline Numbers: Childline India – 1098; Women’s Helpline – 181; National Commission for Women Helpline – 112; National Commission for Women Helpline Against Violence – 7827170170; Police Women / Senior Citizen Helpline – 1091/ 1291; Missing Child and Women – 1094.)

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