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Arunachal Child Trafficking Ring Busted: 51 Rescued, Fifth Facilitator Arrested
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News18•27-09-2026, 14:45
Arunachal Child Trafficking Ring Busted: 51 Rescued, Fifth Facilitator Arrested
- •Police in Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh, rescued 51 people, including 47 children, in a child trafficking case.
- •The investigation, initiated on August 17, 2026, targets illegal procurement, trafficking, and placement of children from vulnerable families.
- •Ema Loyi, a resident of Kaba village, was arrested as the fifth facilitator, bringing the total arrests to five.
- •Financial transactions between ’10,000 and ’50,000 per child were detected, with victims often placed as domestic help or in hotel work.
- •The probe, led by Namsai deputy SP Kengo Dirchi, involves multi-district and inter-state operations to dismantle the entire network.
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Police in Arunachal Pradesh's Namsai have traced and rescued a total of 51 people, which includes 47 children and 4 adults.
Authorities have arrested five facilitators in connection with the child trafficking racket, with the latest arrest being Ema Loyi from Kaba village.
The network targeted economically vulnerable families with false promises of providing their children with better education and upbringing, while exchanging money between Rs 10,000 and Rs 50,000 per child.
