Assam Police Rescue 13 More Trafficked Women, Children From Sikkim

The rescued persons were all natives of an economically backward area in Assam's Chirang district.

Thirteen more children and women from Assam, illegally engaged in domestic work in Sikkim, were rescued by the police today. Two weeks ago, 42 such persons were freed from similar conditions. These natives of Assam were trafficked to the neighbouring hill state by a racket operated by one Krishna Yogi who has been arrested. They were lured with better-paying employment opportunities. "During our interrogation of Krishna Yogi, he told us about 13 more children still serving in various households. Based on his inputs we searched the houses and rescued them," said Laba Kumar Deka, the Chirang district Deputy Superintendent of Assam police, who led the rescuing team. Among those rescued, seven were women and the rest male.