The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Wednesday rescued 16 girls from an apartment in Delhi¿s Munirka area who were trafficked from Nepal. Speaking to ANI, DCW chief, Swati Maliwal said that the girls were being trafficked to Iran and Kuwait in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

"A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) had informed us that the girls are being trafficked to Iran and Kuwait on the pretext of jobs offer today. Apart from these 16 girls, there were at least seven others who have already been trafficked to the two gulf nations," she said.