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.Police raided brothels in Maharashtra, and rescue 36 girls from Andhra Pradesh, who may have been trapped.
27th Dec, 2010: Choutuppal police on Monday conducted raids on brothels in Vani in the Yaramal district in Maharashtra, and managed to free 36 girls from Andhra Pradesh, who may have been forced into the sex trade.
According to Inspector Tirupatanna, police conducted the raids on the brothels and arrested 26 persons who were running these brothels. The girls are believed to have been trapped by unscrupulous flesh traders.
Tirupatanna revealed that the girls who were rescued hailed from Choutuppal, Huzurnagar and Kodhad areas in Nalgonda district. Among the 26 accused, about 10 are believed to be from Andhra Pradesh, and the rest from Maharashtra.
The accused have been booked under Sections 376, 363, 366 and 373 IPC. The arrested have been produced before a Court in Vani, Maharashtra. Further investigations are on.
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