Bhadrak/Bhubaneswar, Apr 21 (PTI) Twelve boys from Bihar were rescued from a train in Odisha when they were being allegedly trafficked, police said on Tuesday.
The operation was carried out by Child Line and police on the basis of a tip-off, they said.
“We boarded the Janshatabdi Express at Bhadrak station and rescued them,” said Subhashree Padhihari, coordinator of the district Child Line.
“Though the rescued children are claiming that they were going to a madrasa in Jajpur district, they could not show any valid documents,” she said.
The 12 boys have been sent to a shelter home in Bhadrak. Two adults, including the one who was escorting them, were detained, police said.
An investigation is being conducted into the case, they said. PTI CORR BBM BBM SOM
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