14 Kenyan Women Rescued from Prostitution Ring in India After Being Lured with Fake Promises

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• Indian police rescued seventeen women from a prostitution ring in Kondapur, where they were lured online and exploited after arriving on expired visas.

• The rescue follows warnings from the Kenyan government about human traffickers luring citizens to South Asia with fake job offers, leading to slavery-like conditions.

The Anti-Human Trafficking unit of the Indian police recently conducted a raid on a three-storey building in the Kondapur area, resulting in the rescue of seventeen women. 

According to police reports, the leader of a prostitution ring had connected with these women online, luring them to India under the guise of medical and tourist visas, some of which had expired. 

Once in India, the women were provided with accommodation and other facilities before being exploited by the ring. 

The traffickers reportedly charged clients between Sh4,602 and Sh30,682 for the women's services.

The Hindu Newspaper, citing detectives involved in the investigation, revealed that the ringleader had used the 'Locanto' classified site to upload profiles of the women and operate his illegal activities. 

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The women had been moved across multiple cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. 

During the raid, police recovered various items from the house, including sex toys, 104 condoms, HIV testing kits, and hookah pots.

This rescue operation comes just days after the Kenyan government issued a warning to its citizens about the dangers of being lured to South Asia with fake job offers, only to end up in slavery. 

A notice from the government dated August 16 highlighted that dozens of Kenyans and other East Africans had been trafficked to countries like Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia, where they were forced into overwork and underpaid, often in slavery-like conditions. 

Thailand has also been flagged, following the death of a stranded Kenyan in a hospital. The Kenyan Embassy in Thailand reported that it recently collaborated with local authorities to rescue more than 140 Kenyans and other East Africans who were being held in deplorable conditions.

The situation underscores the increasing sophistication of human traffickers, who have been using other Kenyans to lure their compatriots with false promises of better job opportunities.

Despite numerous warnings and awareness campaigns, these scams continue to pose a significant threat. 

The Kenyan Embassy in Thailand emphasized that many Kenyans are deceived by fake advertisements for well-paying jobs in customer care, front office roles, cryptocurrency, and teaching, only to find themselves destitute and trapped in slavery-like conditions upon arrival. 

Some have ended up homeless in Bangkok, begging for food from strangers.