Ranchi, March 10 RPF personnel have rescued four minors, including a girl from Odisha, and arrested a man from Lakhisarai, Bihar, in separate incidents in Jharkhand, officials said on Tuesday.
At Hatia railway station, Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel rescued three boys on Monday who were allegedly being trafficked by the accused, Arun Ram (38), to Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu, allegedly for employment, they said.
The man was apprehended during a routine check after the arrival of the Alappuzha Express at Hatia railway station.
"We rescued three boys who were being trafficked to Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu during a routine check. Upon questioning, their responses were unsatisfactory. Due to suspicion, all three were deboarded from the train," the RPF said in a statement.
During interrogation, the accused claimed that the minors were being taken to Tiruppur, allegedly offering a salary of Rs 10,000.
RPF personnel seized a mobile phone, a general railway ticket, and other documents from his possession and handed him over to the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU), Kotwali, for further action. The three rescued minor children were handed over to Balashray.
In another incident, a 13-year-old girl from Odisha was rescued by RPF at Ranchi station on Sunday.
The girl was seen sitting alone on platform number 2 of the station. The girl has been placed in a 'one-stop center' after a written order issued by the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), Ranchi.
