Around 30 girls from different parts of Barak Valley joined a General Duty Assistant Course at a center in Ashram Road, Silchar, Cachar, Assam. They claim they were promised nursing jobs in North India but could be victim of human trafficking. A placement agency, Valuar Fabtax Private Limited, Silchar, is accused of deceiving over 30 young women from Barak.
Out of the 30, only 19 have managed to flee from the area. While rest 11 girl are believe that they are still trapped.
The most of the girl were under-educated. On 15 February 2024 they were taken to Delhi and then transported to Haryana Kapeshera town of Haryana.
Victims of Barak Valley said about the incident
“We were kept in Kapashera’s red-light area,” said one of the victims who are the one of the 30 girls went to Delhi for work. “After completing the GDA course, we moved to Delhi. They promised to take care of our food and lodging. But when we arrived, we felt they wanted to exploit us. We realized we could be victims of human trafficking, so we contacted a guardian and escaped.”
Another student from the same center said, “We were told we’d work in renowned hospitals like Sharda Hospital. Upon arriving at the Sharda Hospital we were not assigned to the job. Instead upon we were taken in Ghaziabad cleaning sofas and dusting doors. When we objected, they said our job was cleaning, not patient care.”
She also said that they had to pay Rs 3000 in rent for lodging, but the hostel was unsafe. “Men were wandering around and sleeping with female residents. These all visualization frightened us. As we are from the humble background family we sold many dreams, which gave our parents hope. Now returning from this situation now we feel shattered.”
Some students who came from Delhi visited the SP Office to meet SP Numal Mahatta and file a complaint against the center manager Vivek Kumar, Soumitro Das and 8 among others.
The center’s spokesperson denied the allegations. He said, “Yes, They stayed in Kapashera, where there are many government offices near the location. What they called it Red Light area. We never promised nursing jobs; it was a GDA course. If they thought they’d become nurses in six months, it’s not our fault.”
The investigation is ongoing. The allegations are serious, and it’s up to Cachar Police to take action.
