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Published : Jun 11, 2023, 10:12 PM IST

ETV Bharat / state

Uzbekistan nationals languishing at Bihar Institute of Correctional Administration in Bihar

Three sisters from Uzbekistan befriended a young man on Facebook and reached India without a visa via Nepal. They were caught by the Sashastra Seema Bal on October 27, 2021.

Uzbekistan nationals trapped in Bihar for a year
Uzbekistan nationals trapped in Bihar for a year

Patna:Three sisters from Uzbekistan were languishing at the Bihar Institute of Correctional Administration in Vaishali. To release the foreign nationals, their elder sister reached Bihar from Uzbekistan. According to sources, the three sisters from Uzbekistan befriended a young man on Facebook and reached India without a visa via Nepal.

The planning of the man was to push all three into prostitution. On October 27, 2021, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) caught all three in Araria. When the matter reached the Araria court, the court declared the three sisters innocent and directed them to be sent to Uzbekistan.

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However, for the last 10 months, the three sisters have been serving sentences at the Bihar Institute of Correctional Administration. The elder sister, who came to take her sisters back, said, "I reached India in search of my three sisters and have been trying to find them for a year and a half. When I came to know that the court has declared the innocent and given permission to go to Uzbekistan, I was relieved."

However, the Bihar Institute of Correctional Administration Hajipur do not allow the three sisters to return to Uzbekistan due to the rules. The elder sister said, "When I went to meet my sisters, they did not allow me to meet them. After pleading with them, they let me meet my sisters. My sisters had multiple wounds and were telling me that they want to die by suicide."

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