A 26-year-old Bangladeshi woman, who left her country amidst riots, found herself trapped and forced into prostitution by her Facebook boyfriend. The young woman, in police custody, had illegally entered India with the hope of escaping violence in Bangladesh, only to be pushed into the flesh trade by man she trusted.
According to the media reports, the woman, identified as Shakila (name changed) entered illegally to meet her boyfriend, Mohammed Yasin Mia, who resides in Agartala. Shakila hoped for a peaceful life in India and upon her arrival, she stayed with Mia for ten days in Agartala, during which Mia forged documents to make it appear that she was an Indian citizen.
The couple moved to Chennai in search of employment but Shakila had no idea that her nightmare was just beginning. Mia had been running a prostitution racket with his associates Kapil and Ramki, rented a house for them in the Adambakkam area of Chennai earlier this month. Shakila, unaware of Mia’s criminal activities, believed that he intended to marry her and help her settle in the city. However, her search for a legitimate job proved fruitless and Mia and his associates began pressuring her to enter the prostitution business.
Mia and his accomplices coerced Shakila into the sex trade to cover their daily expenses. Initially, she resisted their demands but under immense pressure she eventually relented.
She was forced to sleep with customers day and night, Shakila found herself treated like a commodity. Her mental health deteriorated as the relentless exploitation took its toll. She expressed her desire to return to Agartala, but Mia locked her inside their rented house whenever he left. Shakila finally founded an opportunity to flee when Mia forgot to lock the door before leaving. She escaped the house and took an auto-rickshaw to the Guindy Police station, where she recounted her harrowing experience.
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