Patna, May 10: Twenty-one children were rescued from a railway station in Bihar’s East Champaran district on Sunday, and a suspected trafficker was detained, officials said.
The children were rescued by the RPF, with an NGO’s assistance, from the Bapudham Motihari railway station, they said.
Government Railway Police (GRP) SHO Santosh Kumar said the rescued children have been sent for medical examination.
“The motive behind the trafficking is under investigation,” he said.
Preliminary investigation suggests the children had been kept at an unlicensed hostel under the pretext of providing education, officials said.
