Ranchi

Seven children rescued

PNS

Seven children were saved in Daltonganj from being trafficked to Delhi, said sources.

Sources also said that these children were about to board the Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti express train on Friday and had legitimate ticket for Anand Vihar railway station in Delhi.

The seven children were assured a job in a toy factory in Delhi.Their salaty was fixed at `3,000 per child per month.

The parents of these seven children had their consent to the children’s journey to Delhi.

The OC GRP Daltonganj Sugriv Ram has confirmed this rescue act of seven children who were bound for Anand Vihar by the Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti express train.

The OC GRP said the broker who was engaged in this trafficking gave a slip.

Six of the seven children are from Palamu’s Ramgarh police station. One is from Garhwa district. All of them are male. One is 15 years old while the remaining are in the age group of 11 to 14.

OC GRP Daltonganj said the seven rescued children were given food and water and then handed down to CWC ( child welfare committee) in Daltonganj for futher pursuance in this case and restoration of these seven to their parents