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DHUBRI: A human trafficker was arrested by the police from the Khopati Second Part area under the Kajigaon Police Station in Parbatjhora subdivision of Kokrajhar adjacent to Dhubri district on Saturday.
According to a source, two minor girls from the area had gone missing about a week ago. Following the incident, the victims’ families filed a complaint in the local Kajigaon Police Station. Acting swiftly on the complaint, the police launched an investigation and successfully rescued the two minor girls from the Jalpaiguri area in the neighbouring state of West Bengal.
Meanwhile, in connection with the arrest of the human trafficker, the police continued a thorough investigation and were able to detain a person named Sahar Ali from the Khopati Second Part area on the night of Saturday. According to Investigating Officer Sadek Hussain, the trafficker attempted to flee upon seeing the police but was captured after a hot chase.
A case has been registered under case number 33/25 at Kajigaon Police Station, and the trafficker was produced before the Kokrajhar court on Saturday. He was remanded to police custody for two days for further investigation.
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