With Sikkim's Help, How Assam Police Rescued 40 Trafficked Children

Spanning over a period of one month, the rescue and search operations were carried out by the Assam Police with assistance from its Sikkim counterpart.

Busting a major interstate human trafficking racket, a team from the Assam Police rescued 40 children and 2 adults belonging to Chirang district of the state's Bodoland Territorial region. The police also arrested the kingpin of the child trafficking racket, Krishna Jogi and his accomplice in connection with the case. Appreciation & congratulations to @assampolice led by Special DGP @lrbishnoiassam, Chirang SP Gaurav Upadhyay for having displayed exemplary professional skills in rescuing 40 children & 2 adults. Interacted with the innocent minds along with CEM, BTR, Sri @PramodBoroBTR. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/o8TJiQB2QH Spanning over a period of one month, the rescue and search operations were carried out by the Assam Police with assistance from its Sikkim counterpart and led by Assam Police Special Director General of Police, LR Bishnoi and Chirang Superintendent of Police Gaurav Upadhyay. The trafficked children, aged between 7-10, were rescued by the police from the West Bengal and Sikkim border. Police said that the children were taken to Sikkim from three villages of the Chirang district of Assam on the pretext of providing education but were instead engaged in domestic work. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma congratulated the police on the success of the operation.