Overview
- The 17-year-old tribal girl says a local man lured her with a job promise, took her to Jhansi, where she was confined, repeatedly raped and sold twice over about two years before she escaped last week with a lawyer's help.
- The survivor filed a formal complaint at Kamakshyanagar police, and a case has been registered under FIR number 354/26 as Odisha police launch an inquiry.
- Police say the prime recruiter is absconding and officers are coordinating with Uttar Pradesh to trace suspects and probe possible cross‑state trafficking links.
- The FIR alleges the girl became pregnant from the abuse and that an accused’s mother arranged a forced medical abortion; the complaint also names a December 2024 sale for around ₹50,000.
- Advocates warn this case reflects a wider pattern of false job offers and interstate trafficking of vulnerable tribal girls, a development that could push tighter police coordination and scrutiny of rural trafficking markets.