According to DCP (crime) Ashok Chand, the trafficker was demanding Rs 1.5 lakh from the decoy customer.

“During counselling, the girl said that the trafficker used to talk to her over phone often and soon they became close. On April 27, the accused, identified as Ismail Ahmed, along with the girl left Assam for Delhi. Ahmed had promised her that he would marry her once they reached the capital,” said Rishikant, a senior member of Shakti Vahini.