Hyderabad: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Secunderabad rescued 25 children who were being trafficked from West Bengal and Odisha and detained 10 traffickers. The children were meant to be employed in small-scale industries in the city.
As part of the Operation Action Against Human Trafficking (AAHT), RPF-Secunderabad personnel in collaboration with an NGO, Bachpan Bachao Andolan rescued the children who were travelling by the East Coast Express.
The RPF escorted the train and conducted searches between Vijayawada and Warangal stations and rescued the children, said Debashmita C. Banerjee, senior divisional security commissioner, Secunderabad.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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