3 women facing human trafficking case attempt suicide outside circle officers office in UP

Shunned by their families, three women facing a human trafficking case allegedly attempted suicide by consuming poison outside the office of a police officer in Uttar Pradeshs Shamli district, officials said on Saturday.

The incident took place on Friday. The women were rushed to the hospital and discharged later in the day, the police officials said.

The three women attempted suicide by consuming poison outside the office of the circle officer of Sadar, the police said.

According to a suicide note written by the women, they were facing social boycott and had been shunned by their husbands and in-laws after they were arrested in connection with the human trafficking case, the police said.

The women were arrested during a raid in Shamli on January 3, they said.

Circle Officer Bijendra Bhadana said the three women were rushed to the hospital.

Station House Officer of Kotwali police station Yashpal Singh said the three women were later discharged from the hospital and sent to their homes.

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