3 year old Boy allegedly sold for Rs 80,000 in Tezpur, Four Arrested

3 year old Boy allegedly sold for Rs 80,000 in Tezpur, Four Arrested

Tezpur: In a shocking incident, Sonitpur Police rescued a 3-year- old boy from the clutches of an alleged child trafficking racket from Bihar on Thursday.

As per police sources, the parents of minor boy allegedly attempted to sell him child to a group in exchange of money.

Sources further informed that the parents of the 3 year old boy were contacted by a mediator Biki Rai from Balipara area in Tezpur who then managed to contact a gang led by one Shankar Kumar and Rita Devi and Subodh Das from Bihar and allegedly entered into a contract to the tune of Rs 80,000.

Based on an input from Kacharigaon Police, Tezpur police arrested four people in connection to the matter including the mediator from a hotel in Biswanath Chariali.

On the other hand, the parents of the child have been detained for further interrogation, informed Sonitpur DSP, Rashmi Rekha Sharma.

Sources also informed that mediator Biki Rai originally hails from Silchar in Cachar District.

A case no 1449/19 has been registered at the Tezpur Police Station and further investigation are on in the process.

India has a high volume of Child trafficking. There have been many cases where children just disappear overnight, as many as one every eight minutes, according to the National Crime Records Bureau.

In some cases, children are taken from their homes to be bought and sold in the market. In other cases, children are tricked into the hands of traffickers by being presented an opportunity for a job, when in reality, upon arrival they become enslaved. In India, there is a large number of children trafficked for various reasons such as labour, begging, and sexual exploitation. Because of the nature of this crime; it is hard to track; and due to the poor enforcement of laws, it is difficult to prevent. Because of this, it is impossible to have exact figures regarding this issue. India is a prime area for child trafficking to occur, as many of those trafficked are from, travel through or destined to go to India. Though most of the trafficking occurs within the country, there is also a significant number of children trafficked from Nepal and Bangladesh.

There are many different causes that lead to child trafficking, with the primary reason being poverty and weak law enforcement. The traffickers that take advantage of children can be from another area in India, or could even know the child personally. Children who return home after being trafficked often face shame from their communities, rather than being welcomed home.

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