Overview

• Anti-Human Trafficking Unit officers raided a house at 4/A Gulu Ostagar Lane in North Kolkata on a tip-off Wednesday night.
• Six people were arrested, including alleged operators Saraswati Banerjee, 47, and Amit Banerjee, 49, along with Suman Haldar, Puja Mistry, Dip (Deep) Chatterjee, and Akash Chowdhury.
• Reports agree nine minor girls were rescued, while the total rescued varies between 10 and 11 due to differing counts of adult women.
• Police officials say the survivors were being pushed into the sex trade, with inquiries underway into where they were brought from.
• All six accused were produced in court as investigators examine whether the operation links to a broader trafficking network in and around Kolkata.