Woman trying to sell-off minor sister arrested in Mumbai

Mumbai: A 24-year-old woman, along with her husband, was arrested from suburban Andheri for allegedly trying to sell her minor sister for prostitution, police said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Samina Darzi, and her husband Mohammed, walked into the trap set up by the members of a local NGO and were held on Tuesday while accepting an advance of Rs 50,000 towards the "deal' to sell Samina's 12-year-old sister for flesh trade, they said.[caption id="attachment_677299" align="alignleft" width="380"] Photo for representation purpose only. Reuters[/caption]According to police, Mohammed was promised a "good deal" by a middleman Mohammed Idrishi who was arrested later. The NGO, however, got the wind of the "deal" and contacted Idrishi by posing as clients, saying they were searching for minor girls. "Idrishi then got in touch with Darzis and promised them to pay Rs 70,000 for the minor girl, following which the couple contacted the minor girl's parents in Bangladesh and convinced them to send her to Mumbai on the pretext of providing her education", said a police officer.Idrishi then met the NGO members and fixed the deal for Rs 70,000 on Monday. He asked them to bring an advance of Rs 50,000 for the girl after showing them her photograph."The accused then brought the girl outside Andheri railway station when police caught them while accepting Rs 50,000 from the NGO members", the officer said. The accused were booked under relevant sections of IPC for kidnapping, selling the girl for prostitution and criminal conspiracy, he said. The accused were produced in a local court which remanded them in police custody till April 4, 2013.PTI