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CBI Rescues Missing West Bengal Girl From Rajasthan in Human Trafficking Case

False affidavits portraying her as an adult enabled two illegal marriages before the CBI’s rescue.

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According to CBI officers, this could be part of a larger human trafficking racket.
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Overview

  • She went missing on August 9, 2023, after leaving for tuition in Bardhaman and was traced to Pali, Rajasthan, where CBI teams recovered her on August 8, 2025.
  • Investigators determined that forged affidavits falsely declared her an adult to facilitate two forced marriages.
  • Five accused—Bharat Kumar, Jagdish Kumar, Mena Dapuben, Rata Ram and Dilip Kumar—were arrested at the rescue site and placed in three-day transit remand.
  • The Calcutta High Court transferred the case from local police and CID West Bengal to the CBI in February 2024 following concerns over investigative delays.
  • Call detail record analysis and source intelligence guided the operation as the CBI broadens its probe into a larger human trafficking network.