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Sex Trafficking in Mumbai (2009)

A sex trafficking case from 2009 in Mumbai, India.

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Documented on the original SlaveryMap (2008–2016). We don’t have a verifiable source on file yet. Know one?

What happened

Anita eventually escaped from the brothel. She immediately found two police men who, after being paid, assisted her to the home of a Nepali boy she had met while in the brothel. She stayed with his family and later found out that Robert Mosier (IJM) had been contacted. After Mosier and the police raided the brothel, Anita led authorities through the building; giving specific information regarding her experiences.

Response and intervention

Robert Mosier, Director of Investigations for the International Justice Mission and police raided the brothel. The two owners of the brothel were sent to jail. The case was led by Robert Mosier of the International Justice Mission (IJM) who was tipped off by a Nepali boy who had come into contact the victim.

Domestic Servitude2009

Mumbai, India, 2009

India IN

the neighbors say the child and the bruises and burns and other injuries and took her to the hospital. There the doctor said her injuries were from phyiscal abuse so the neighbors called the police and the actor was arrested.

Needs a sourceArchive 2008–2016
Sex Trafficking2024

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 2024

India

Women and girls from Nepal and Bangladesh trafficked into brothels. Debt bondage and document confiscation used for control Accused: Cross-border trafficking network with brothel operators.

1 source
CSEC2009

Pune, India, 2009

India IN

Four people have been arrested in the case including three agents from West Bengal (Dildar Mohammed Younus Hussain (32), Sabina Mohammed Alam (25) and Shahanarabegum Gazi (23)) and the owner of the brothel (Gauri Kancha Tamang (37) who has three previous registered charges against her). The suspects lured the three minors to come to Pune from Bangladesh with the pretext of getting them a housekeeping job and marriage. The girls aged from 15 to 17.

Needs a sourceArchive 2008–2016