‘Forced into sex work, tortured for 3 years’: Uzbek woman trafficked to India by Delhi-based gang

#humantrafficking On September 30, two kingpins of an international human trafficking racket were arrested from Goa from a year-long hunt. Aziza Tanrykulyyeva, 36, from Turkmenistan and Sherget, 25, from Afghanistan operated from the national capital and were wanted in multiple cases of human trafficking. They had absconded after a video of Aziza brutally beating one of the trafficked women was widely circulated on social media last year. Newslaundry traced the woman – an Uzbekistan national, and spoke to about the tragedy that befell her in India. The woman says Aziza called her to India in January 2020 on the pretext of a job as a babysitter, and subsequently forced her into prostitution. She also talks about the torture she went through for about three years. Why was the woman unable to break away from the racket? How did the racket operate? What were the intimidation tactics? Watch. Subscribe to Newslaundry: Power our election coverage: Download the all-new Newslaundry app: Follow and engage with us on social media: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: