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Three arrested in human trafficking case

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The police have arrested three people in Satkhira in connection with a case started by a woman who managed to return home 77 days after being trafficked to India.

She filed the case with Hatirjheel Police Station in Dhaka on Tuesday night, Md Shahidullah, deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said on Wednesday.

The arrestees are Mehedi Hasan Babu, Mohiuddin and Abdul Quader, reports bdnews24.com.

At least 1,000 women have been trafficked by the gang, police said. TikTok Hridoy Babu, arrested recently in India in Bengaluru sexual assault case, is the coordinator of the racket.

Twelve people have been charged under the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act in the case filed by the woman. Five of the accused are staying in Bangladesh.

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