Five children rescued from begging on trains, two traffickers held at Vizag railway station

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The Crime Prevention and Detection Squad of the Railway Protection Force rescued 5 children and arrested 2 persons, believed to beryllium kid traffickers, during Operation Anti Human Trafficking astatine Visakhapatnam Junction railway presumption connected Sunday (November 9.

The suspects person been identified arsenic Sudha Kumari alias Shantha and Sukh Bai Dhadi. The constabulary team, led by sub-inspector V. Keerthi Reddy, was acting connected a tip-off astir the engagement of a radical successful kid begging connected trains.

During the consequent investigation, it was recovered that the radical had brought the children from Math village, Kharoara Mandal, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, to Visakhapatnam by luring them with money. The children were past forced to beg connected trains specified arsenic Janmabhoomi Express and Ratnachal Express, earning astir ₹2,000 a time for the traffickers.

The rescued children were produced earlier the Child Welfare Committee, which ordered that they beryllium placed successful Government Children’s Homes for Care and Protection.

A lawsuit was registered with the Government Railway Police, Visakhapatnam, nether BNS Section 143 (Trafficking of Persons) and was transferred to Kharoara PS/Raipur for further investigation.

Published - November 09, 2025 06:56 p.m. IST

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