Guwahati, Feb 25 (IANS) NGO Child Line, in association with Assam Police, Wednesday rescued 19 children from the railway station here from a group of traffickers.
All the children rescued from the station in Paltan Bazar area are between six and 15 years old. Three people, who accompanied the children, were detained.
They hail from Hailakandi in Assam and from the North Tripura district of Tripura. The rescued children include one who is visually impaired.
"We received information that some children were being taken out of the state by train. Accordingly, we informed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Assam Police and raided the station," said Child Line Guwahati coordinator Nirmal Deka.
"During the raid jointly carried out by us and the CID, we found 19 children waiting to board some train," he said.
"We have taken custody of the children and we are going to produce them before the Kamrup district Children Welfare Committee. The committee will advise us on the future course of action," he said.
Assam Police has rescued over 400 trafficking victims since July 2011 till last year. Police have arrested 281 offenders in the operation against an inter-state gang of human traffickers during this period.
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Gujarat ATS had to open fire to nab a Pakistani boat from the Ar
Maharashtra will face lockdown? Important meeting of CM Uddhav, 1 lakh cases received in three days
An important decision may be taken today by the state government to curb the growing cases of Cor
Germany and the European Union can take tough measures against Iran's Revolutionary Guard. This i
Why were Lalu and Nitish fielded in the by-elections for two assembly seats in Bihar?
The victory or defeat of any party in the by-elections to be held on October 30 at Tarapur and Ku
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to visit Maharashtra today, where he will inaugurate the ci
Jammu's daughter Sargam Kaushal winning the title of Mrs. World 2022 was a proud moment for the c
ABP News C-Voter 2022 Election Survey: Elections are to be held in Uttar Pradesh next year, in su
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has broken his silence on the allegations of apartheid in Buck
General Narwane's movement in Pakistan in Saudi Arabia-UAE
India's Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Narwane has been visiting UAE and Saudi Arabia for the pa
Monsoon session: no opposition, no democratic debate, and disputed bills passed in parliament
Wednesday was the last day of the monsoon session of Parliament. This session, which ends on Octo
