Statesman News Service
MALDA, May 20: Railway police rescued 19 minor boys from Samsi Railway Station in Malda’s Ratua police station area last night and arrested two persons on charges of “kidnapping” the children. The rescued children are in the age group of 12 to 16 years, police said today. The Railway police intercepted a group of five persons who were waiting for a Delhi-bound train with 19 minor boys at the Samsi Railway Station last night. While two members of the child trafficking gang were arrested, three others managed to escape. The arrested persons were produced in the Malda court today. The Malda SP, Mr DK Mondal, said the court has instructed the police to hand over the minor boys to their family members. The two arrested persons have been remanded in six days’ police custody. One of them, however, was admitted to the Malda district hospital after he complained of illness. “The two persons were arrested under section 363/374/511 IPA and section 44 and 14 of West Bengal Children Act and Child Labourer Provision 1986,” the SP, Mr Mondal, said. “I have spoken to the guardians of the rescued boys and they claimed that they were in dark. We, however, have information that the racketeers paid Rs 1,500 per boy to them (the guardians),” Mr Mondal, added. The SP said that the racketeers had planned to employ the minor boys in Delhi and earn commission.
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