Girl trafficked from Myanmar rescued

A minor girl trafficked from Myanmar was rescued in Meghalaya's West Jaintia Hills district and the accused, also hailing from that country, was arrested, police said today.
The 13-year-old girl was rescued by the police from an eatery on Friday and she was since lodged in a shelter home in the district.
"We have arrested a person, Solomon Ram Penga, of Myanmar and a minor girl he trafficked was rescued," a senior district police officer said.
He said Solomon brought the girl to India through Nagaland in a passenger vehicle on the pretext of getting her proper education.
Their co-passengers including some para-military personnel accosted Solomon at the eatery after the girl, who was in a disturbed state, told them of her story.

Solomon admitted to the police that he had gone to the girl's house in Myanmar's Yangon on October 31 where he met her parents who agreed to a deal that she would be working as a maid and also attend vocational classes.
Both left Yangon on November 2 and the following day, according to the girl's statement, Solomon tried to rape her in a hotel.
A local court remanded him to three days' police custody.