Twenty children trafficked into Bengaluru for forced labour have been rescued by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) over the past week. An RPF team led by sub-inspector P Anusha rescued 17 boys and three girls from KSR Bengaluru, Yeshwantpur, Yelahanka and other railway stations under the ‘Nanhe Farishte’ operation.
The children had been trafficked from as far as Bihar, Assam, West Bengal and Rajasthan. The suspects have been arrested.
(Published 27 July 2021, 19:24 IST)