On Wednesday, the RPF rescued 19 minor children from the Karm Bhoomi Express, which was traveling from New Jalpaiguri to Amritsar at Muzaffarpur Junction. Five human traffickers were arrested in the operation. The children, hailing from Katihar, Madhepura, and Saharsa districts, were being taken to Jalandhar, Punjab, for work. The arrested...
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traffickers, including Rambachan Rai, Mo. Saroj Alam, Akbar Hussain from Purnea, Mo. Arif from Katihar, and Rahul Kumar from Samastipur, are being interrogated. The RPF and GRP team, along with an NGO representative, conducted the investigation following a tip-off about child trafficking. The children, who were found in the general bogie of the 12407 Karm Bhoomi Express, revealed they were being taken to work at a textile factory in Jalandhar. The rescued children, all minors, were handed over to Childline, while the traffickers were handed over to the Railway Police after questioning.