Railway Protection Force (RPF) Arrests Human Traffickers From Guwahati Railway Station

GUWAHATI: The QRT (Quick Response Team) of Railway Protection Force (RPF), Guwahati managed to arrest two human traffickers from Guwahati railway station during a special drive conducted jointly with Railway Child Line / Guwahati on May 17 at about 11 am. The Quick Response Team of RPF led by Asst Sub Inspector SK Sah arrested the traffickers namely Anima Ekka, aged 29 years, d/o Emin Ekka resident of no 1 Sunda, PS- Barhat, Dist – Sivsagar (Assam) and Thaider Ekka, aged 25 years along with three minor girls of vill- Kachudur Bazar, Tengapani, PS: Dhola, Dist Tinsukia (Assam). The rescued minor girls were planned to be trafficked to Delhi for which the traffickers were paid Rs 5000 per head from the receivers. Later both the arrested human traffickers were handed over to OC/GRP/Guwahati who registered case no 81/19 under section 370/371/372/34 IPC dated May 17, 2019. It may be mentioned here that during the year 2018, Railway Protection Force successfully arrested 20 human traffickers during drives conducted throughout NF Railway. In the current year (2019) six human traffickers could be arrested and handed over for prosecution till date.

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