Saharanpur (UP), March 26 Four individuals have been arrested for allegedly trafficking a woman after luring her with the promise of a job in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, police said on Thursday.
Gagalheri police station Station House Officer Amit Nagar said that a case was registered on Wednesday based on a written complaint filed by the victim.
According to the complaint, the accused – identified as Lata, a resident of Rishikesh; Rahul from Gagalheri; and Aadesh from Behat – deceived the woman with a job offer and subsequently sold her to a man named Noman, alias Ajju, for Rs 1.5 lakh.
The officer explained that when the victim realised what had happened and protested, she was allegedly confined in a house where she was abused and threatened with death by the accused.
Acting on the directions of senior officials, a police team arrested the four suspects on Wednesday evening under the Haroda overbridge after receiving a tip-off, he said.