In separate incidents of human trafficking reported from the Capital in the last few days, a minor girl was allegedly raped by a placement agency owner while another was forced to work as a domestic help for over seven months in inhuman conditions. The two victims hail from Orissa, the police said.

In the first incident, a 17-year-old girl was raped by a placement agency owner in Vijay Vihar on August 7 after she was brought here from Sundargarh district in Orissa on August 4.

Police said the victim was brought to Delhi by a conduit called Shanno, who told her that her sister was not well and she would have to work in her place. The police said Shanno’s brother-in-law Mukesh, who runs a placement agency called Khanna Enterprises in Vijay Vihar, allegedly raped the girl on August 7 after which she complained to the police.

As her medical examination confirmed rape, the police registered an FIR under Section 376 at Vijay Vihar police station and arrested Mukesh.