The Bhubaneswar Childline with the help of the Saheed Nagar police rescued a 10-year-old boy, Raja Gagri, from a tiffin stall near the Apollo Hospitals here on the Republic Day. Following the rescue, Childline member Prasanta Kumar Sahoo had lodged an FIR at the Saheed Nagar police station.
Sahoo in the FIR said Raja, son of Sunakar Gagri and Manini Gagri of Chhatimath village under the Chandikhol police limits in Jajpur district, was trafficked to the capital city two years back. He was engaged in a tiffin stall owned by Narayan Behera.
Raja was forced to clean the utensils and was often beaten by the employer. After getting information from a person, the Childline contacted the Saheed Nagar police and rescued the child. He has been produced before the Child Welfare Committee, Khordha. He is presently living at the Ruchika Open Shelter in the city.