Delhi Police has rescued two girls who were allegedly being made to work in a brothel in the GB Road area by portraying them as adults using forged Aadhar cards, officials said on Sunday.
The police said that two people, including one woman, has been arrested in connection with the incident.
The girls were recovered during a routine check in the area on the intervening night of July 16 and 17 by SHO of Kamla Market police station and his team, Deputy Commissioner of Police (central) M Harsha Vardhan said.
When the police team visited the top floor of a brothel house for inspection, they found two girls who duo appeared to be minors and were unable to give proper responses to the police personnel’s questions, he said.
“Upon suspicion, inquiry was conducted and it was found that both the girls were minor — aged about 17 years. Both the girls were rescued from the brothel and a counsellor was called from an NGO, after which both the girls were taken to a shelter home,” the DCP added.
Upon counselling, it was revealed that the girls had come to the brothel with one Kiran Devi a year ago and two persons, Rishi and Sanjay, had brought them to her, the officer said.