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Human Trafficking: RPF Rescues 5 Children, Trafficker Arrested, Dangerous Work Planned in Ahmedabad.
- •RPF and Anti Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) achieved a major success under 'Operation Aahat' against human trafficking in Northern Railway's Lucknow division.
- •Five scared children were found in the S-5 coach of Gandhidham Express train, accompanied by a suspicious person.
- •During interrogation, the children revealed they were being taken from Katihar, Bihar, to Ahmedabad, Gujarat, for dangerous electrical wire work.
- •Police arrested 25-year-old trafficker Jahangir Alam, who had lured the children's poor parents with advance money and promises of higher earnings.
- •All five rescued children have been safely handed over to the Child Helpline, and the accused has been sent to 14-day judicial custody.
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On September 24, 2026, during a train check under 'Operation Aahat', the RPF and AHTU team boarded the Gandhidham Express between Ayodhya and Lucknow and noticed five frightened children sitting in the S-5 coach with a suspicious person. Upon questioning, they realized the children were being trafficked for child labor and successfully rescued them.
During the investigation, the children revealed that they were being transported from Katihar, Bihar, to Ahmedabad, Gujarat, to perform dangerous work involving electrical wires.
A 25-year-old trafficker named Jahangir Alam was arrested by the police. On September 26, 2026, he was produced in court and sent to jail for 14 days of judicial custody, while a case was registered at the Daliganj Anti Human Trafficking Police Station in Lucknow.
