Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl (MHIP), the apex women’s association in the state, strongly condemned the alleged trafficking and exploitation of women from Mizoram under the guise of employing the state. The MHIP reaction came after Mizoram Police recently busted an alleged sex trafficking racket operating under the guise of a beauty salon and spa in Uttarakhand and rescued five Mizo women, including two minors, from forced prostitution and exploitation.
The organization in a statement, said that Lalnunsiami (30), a resident of New Diakkawn in Kolasib, and Mohammad (31) of Uttar Pradesh, who allegedly posed as her husband and owned the spa, were arrested in connection with the case by the Mizoram police in coordination with the Uttarakhand police on May 5. Describing the alleged exploitation of fellow Mizo women as “highly condemnable”, MHIP asserted that it would continue to pursue the matter to ensure the accused receive stringent punishment under the law.
