On 28th July, our team received information about a minor being sexually exploited in a brothel in Varanasi. We immediately left to verify the lead. 

On 29th, we confirmed the minor was in the brothel.  Later that day we planned to meet with the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police,  Varanasi. However, since she was unavailable, we were directed to the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Cantonment, Varanasi.  We met with the ACP and shared the details of the case. We also submitted a letter requesting police support for the rescue operation.

The ACP agreed to provide police support for the rescue operation.  Before we could leave, we received information that the victim had been moved to another location. As a result, the rescue operation had to be postponed.

We informed the ACP about the development and continued efforts to relocate and verify the victim’s new location.

On 11th August, we got intel about the victim we were tracking.  We were able to locate her new location in Varanasi. We immediately approached the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police and requested a team for the rescue operation. We were directed to coordinate with the ACP, Cantonment, Varanasi, who assured us that police support would be provided.

After completing all the necessary procedures, the police team and our team were preparing to initiate the raid when we received information that the victim was moved to yet another location. The rescue operation was once again postponed.

While we were trying to find the victim’s location,  we received information about another minor being sexually exploited at a private brothel in Varanasi. Our team immediately met with the ACP and shared the information, requesting police support to initiate the rescue operation.

The police team and our team immediately proceeded to the location. 

On 13th August at 3:00 pm, the police and our team raided the brothel. The victim, a 15-year-old child and a 20-year-old woman were rescued.

The brothel was located in a densely populated area in the middle of the city, surrounded by various shops and other commercial establishments. The brothel was being operated from the ground floor of a three-storey residential building.

Two men and two women who were  involved in sexually exploiting the victims  were arrested by the police.

The ACP directed the forensic team to collect evidence from the location and record the victim’s statements.

 At approximately 5:00 p.m., the police escorted both rescued women to the police station. The accused were taken to the police station separately.

At 12:49 am on 14th August, the First Information Report (FIR) was registered.   A male relative came to the police station and took custody of the major victim. The child was placed in a temporary shelter home. 

Our team is continuing to look for the victim that they were first tracking in Varanasi. We hope to rescue her with the police soon.