Eight arrested for trafficking, forcing minor girl into prostitution in Hyderabad

Eight individuals, comprising four women, were arrested by the Tolichowki police in Hyderabad for trafficking a minor girl and forcing her into prostitution at a brothel in Attapur. The victims were kidnapped from Tolichowki last month and taken to Attapur, where they were handed over to two women who operated a brothel. The girl managed to escape the brothel on October 5 and returned home, where she informed her family.

The accused were apprehended on October 9, with six mobile phones and an autorickshaw seized as evidence. The case is currently under investigation for various offenses, including kidnapping, trafficking, and criminal conspiracy, under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.

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