Seven girls rescued in Kathmandu after about a year of captivity

Seven girls were rescued on Thursday after they were kept for 11 months at a house at Hiletole in Manamaiju, Kathmandu.

They had been promised for jobs in foreign countries but were held in captivity for nearly one year and were not allowed to go outside the house too. They have also accused of sexual abuse by the agents.

The girls were rescued by Cadres of the CPN-Maoist-aligned National People’s Volunteers Newa State Committee and All Nepal Progressive Foreign Employment Workers Association and were handed over to the police.

Chandra Bahadur Khatri of Kavilvastu, the leader of a gang, who had held them in captivity, had also been handed over to the police in Lalitpur, organizing the press conference at the Newa State Committee’s office in Kupandole, they informed.

The rescued were Karuna Rai,29, Soniya Rai,17, Anita Gajmer, 28, Sunita Bik of Kaski, Sona Rani Tharu of Banke, Indira Rai of Khotang and Lokmaya Giri of Bardiya. (Photo Credit: Image Channel)