HYDERABAD: After Hyderabad police which recently busted the international child bride racket in the city, where 20 persons have been arrested, the search is on for more accused. Besides the sheikhs from Oman, Qatar and the Qazis who were put behind bars, the police is now going to delve deeper, track down further links and get to the bottom of the issue, according to South Zone DCP, V Satyanarayana.
Meanwhile, the 12 minors who were saved from their clutches and are currently under the care of Girls Home in Nimboliadda, will soon be provided additional care and support. “We have directed the matter to the Minorities Welfare department who will take care of the rehabilitation, care and protection of these minor girls. The specific plans are yet to be decided,” the DCP informed.Right now, they are looking at tracing more people who are involved in the racket and putting them behind bars, he added. “The process of rehabilitating these minor girls will be finalised in the next 15 days,” he further informed.
Syed Omer Jameel, special secretary, Minorities Welfare department informed that all possible support will be extended to help these minor girls. “I have received information from the police on Friday. I am yet to look into specific case details of the girls. Once we identify this, we will look into the schemes that are available for them and link them,” he said.Their educational qualifications and skills will be taken into consideration after which they will be linked to schemes. “The rehabilitation will be such that they do not fall prey to such incidents again and can become self sustained, economically. A plan will soon be formulated,” he added.