25 minor girls rescued, 43 held in Bihar
The girls — hailing from state's Bhagalpur and Supaul districts, Uttar Pradesh and Nepal — were brought to Araria by a gang and forced into flesh trade.
Twenty-five minor girls were rescued from Rampur village in Bihar's Araria district today.Superintendent of Police (SP) Shivdeep Lande said today 43 persons were held under human trafficking charges during the police raid.The girls — hailing from state's Bhagalpur and Supaul districts, Uttar Pradesh and Nepal — were brought to Araria by a gang and forced into flesh trade, the SP said.The rescued girls have been handed over to the district child welfare committee.