The cops have also traced an agent involved in the alleged trafficking of these women. They also suspect the role of airport or airline staff in the racket. At least 30 Nepalese women have been caught while trying to use this route to reach West Asia in the past six months. In 2013, Nepal had put a ban on its women citizens flying directly to nine West Asian countries for employment after a number of bonded labour and flesh trade cases were reported from there. Since then, traffickers have taken the India route to send women to such nations. “Three women, aged 19, 22, 27 and 37, have been arrested after they were caught by the immigration staff for trying to travel to Sri Lanka on on fake visas. Around 1pm on Wednesday, the staff at immigration counter found their visas were forged and called in CISF personnel, who then handed them over to Delhi Police. The women have alleged their visas were arranged by two Nepalese men, Ganesh and Lacha,” said Dinesh Gupta, DCP, IGI. The Nepal government had made it mandatory for its residents in India to require a no-objection certificate from the embassy to fly to nine countries-Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Lebanon, Libya and UAE. The number of trafficking cases involving Nepalese women has drastically shot up in the aftermath of the 2015 earthquake with thousands losing their livelihood. “Since the ban, if any women needed to fly out, proper reasons and, if it was an official tour, guarantee from her company were sought by the embassy. After the Nepal earthquake, it became easy for the agents to lure thousands of stranded and orphaned girls offering them well paid jobs in west Asian countries. We have managed to trace one suspected trafficker and role of airlines and airport staff is also suspected in the matter. A team led by Inspector Satish Malik is probing the matter,” Gupta said. - See more at: http://www.kantipur-video.com/videos/four-women-from-nepal-held-with-fake-visas/#sthash.MiNzgd9Z.dpuf