25 Jharkhand children trafficked to Delhi-NCR rescued

Ranchi: Around 25 childrens from Jharkhand trafficked to Delhi and nearby areas for illegal labour, have been rescued, officials said.  Official sources said that a  team from the Integrated Rehabilitation cum Resource Centre of Jharkhand’s Women and Child Development Department, working in Delhi, carried out the rescue operation with the help of Delhi Police and.

Ranchi: Around 25 childrens from Jharkhand trafficked to Delhi and nearby areas for illegal labour, have been rescued, officials said. 

Official sources said that a  team from the Integrated Rehabilitation cum Resource Centre of Jharkhand’s Women and Child Development Department, working in Delhi, carried out the rescue operation with the help of Delhi Police and voluntary organisations.

The children, aged between 12 and 17 years, are now being brought back to Jharkhand.

The rescue was conducted on the instructions of Jharkhand Bhawan Resident Commissioner Arwa Rajkamal.

According to Nachiketa, Nodal Officer of the rehabilitation centre in Delhi, the breakthrough came after Sahibganj police arrested two human traffickers — Poonam Marandi and Ishwar Turi — earlier this month while they were taking three children from Sahibganj to Delhi. Their interrogation revealed that many children from Jharkhand had been trafficked to the National Capital Region (NCR).

Based on their disclosures, Rahul Singh and Nirmala Khalkho, working with the rehabilitation centre, rescued 25 children from various locations in NCR with the support of Delhi Police and voluntary groups. The rescued children hail from Sahibganj, Godda, and Khunti districts of Jharkhand.