7 minor rescued, three child traffickers nabbed in Hatia Station

Ranchi, April 7: Police have recovered seven minors from Hatia station on Sunday.

 Along with this, three child racketeers have also been arrested.

Anti-human trafficking unit (AHTU) of RPF Post Hatia, Nanhe Farishte and flying team of Ranchi division have jointly taken this action.

 According to the information, a campaign against child and human trafficking is being run at Hatia station.

At around 5 in the morning, during checking, seven minors and three persons were waiting for the train under the escalator on platform number one.

On suspicion they were interrogated and it was revealed that the three people along with seven minors had come to Hatia Railway Station by bus to catch the train (train number 18637 Express) going to Vijayawada.

Sunesh Kachhap, one of the three persons caught during police interrogation, told that contractor Riyaz Ansari’s tractor work was going on in his village. He (Sunesh Kachhap) was also working there.

They were told that Riyaz Ansari would take them to the company making electric boards located in Vijayawada six months ago.

He came to the village two months ago. On April 6, 2024, contractor Riyaz Ansari called him at Daltonganj bus stand and introduced him to these seven minors.

Sunesh Kachhap told that Riyaz Ansari gave him Rs 5,000 and all the fake Aadhar cards. He was asked to take all the minors with him to Vijayawada, where Riyaz previously worked.

Riyaz told him that after taking him there, he would give him another five thousand rupees.