locals of the Bhejiput area in Ganjam district on Thursday foiled a child trafficking bid by capturing a trafficker who was forcing some minor boys to go with him.
According to reports, five unidentified miscreants came to a nearby field of Upali Alapur village under the Khalikote police station limits on Thursday afternoon and tried to abduct three minor children playing in the field. When Raja’s grandmother Saras Pradhan and other two children’s mother Basanti Pradhan opposed the move, the miscreants threw some chemicals on their faces following which the two women fall unconsciousness. However, Ratna managed to escape from their clutches, said the report.
After getting information, the locals rushed to the spot and nabbed one of the miscreants and rescued the two children from a gunny bag. Though other four miscreants fled from the spot, the locals nabbed a trafficker and handed him over to the local police.
later, the irate villagers staged a road blockade demanding arrest of the miscreants and take appropriate steps to check such type of incident in their area.
After few hours, Chhatrapur SDPO Alekha Chandra Pahi and Khalikote police station IIC Silvarius Toppo pacified the villagers and assured them to take action against the miscreants.