NUWAKOT, July 26: District Police Office Nuwakot has arrested a 44-year-old man, Maan Bahadur Tamang aka Thinley of Dupcheshwar Rural Municipality-1 for his alleged involvement in trafficking young girls from Nepal to India.
Police arrest fugitive human trafficker after 9 years
Police suspected Tamang's involvement in disappearing two women of Ghyanphedi. During investigation, it was found that the accused was involved trafficking a twelve-year-old girl to India about a decade ago. Tamang, who is a resident of Ghyangphedi VDC-7, lives in Hadikhola VDC- 1, Makwanpur.
Superintendent of Police Dev Bahadur Bohora informed that in 2008, he along with his five other members of his group tempted a young girl for employment in Kathmandu and later sold her to India. The girl was rescued from India's brothel after a month. The girl was kept in 'Nepal Ghriha' for two years after she was rescued. She now lives in Nepal Girls Organization.