The main focus of EMPOWER PEOPLE lies on awareness raising and sensitization trainings for law enforcement agencies. The organization is also offering direct victim support and assistance to women vulnerable to human trafficking and domestic violence.In separate incidents of human trafficking reported from the Capital in the last few days, a minor girl was allegedly raped by a placement agency owner while another was forced to work as a domestic help for over seven months in inhuman conditions. The two victims hail from Orissa, the police said.
In the first incident, a 17-year-old girl was raped by a placement agency owner in Vijay Vihar on August 7 after she was brought here from Sundargarh district in Orissa on August 4.
Police said the victim was brought to Delhi by a conduit called Shanno, who told her that her sister was not well and she would have to work in her place. The police said Shanno’s brother-in-law Mukesh, who runs a placement agency called Khanna Enterprises in Vijay Vihar, allegedly raped the girl on August 7 after which she complained to the police.
As her medical examination confirmed rape, the police registered an FIR under Section 376 at Vijay Vihar police station and arrested Mukesh.
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