West Bengal Couple Arrested After Year on the Run in Immoral Trafficking Case
Manipal: Police have arrested a couple from West Bengal who had been absconding for nearly a year in connection with a case registered under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act at Manipal Police Station.
The arrested persons are Esther Shah alias Kajal (40) and Sanjay Shah (49). Both reside in Kalidham Colony, Aurobinda Sarani, within the jurisdiction of Dum Dum Police Station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal.
The case was registered at Manipal Police Station under Crime No. 92/2025, invoking Section 143 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956.
The investigation was conducted under the guidance of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Udupi Sub-Division, and the supervision of Manipal Police Inspector Mahesh Prasad.
To trace the absconding accused, PSI Thimmesh B.N. was appointed as the Assistant Investigating Officer. He led a special police team comprising Head Constables Suresh Shetty and Chetan, Police Constable Raviraj, Woman Head Constable Jyothi Nayak and Woman Police Constable Sumalatha.
Acting on credible information that the accused were staying at Netaji Nagar in Siliguri, West Bengal, the police team reached the location at 11 a.m. on November 3 and arrested Esther Shah alias Kajal and Sanjay Shah.
The accused were subsequently produced before the ACJM Court in West Bengal. After being brought to Udupi, they were produced before the Second Additional Civil Judge and ACJM Court on November 7.
The court remanded both accused to judicial custody until November 11.