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3 Indian, 7 Nepali girls held captive in Kenya rescued: Sushma Swaraj

3 Indian, 7 Nepali girls held captive in Kenya rescued: Sushma Swaraj
, Thursday, 4 January 2018 (15:33 IST)
New Delhi: The Government of India has rescued from Kenya three Indian and seven Nepalese girls, who were victims of an organised crime syndicate that allegedly indulged in human trafficking, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday. 

"We have rescued three Indian girls from Kenya. The girls were victims of an organised crime syndicate that indulged in the trafficking of girls. Seven Nepalese girls were also rescued. Their Passports and phones were taken and they were held captive in Mombasa," Ms Swaraj said in a series of tweets."We have flown our girls back to India.

We are sharing details with Government of Punjab so that a case is registered against the agents and people involved," the Minister said.Ms Swaraj put on record the appreciation of the role of Indian High Commissioner in Kenya Suchitra Durai."Our First Secretary Karan Yadav deserves a special mention. We thank the Kenyan Police for their help," she said. (UNI)

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