“Assaulted, forced to clean toilets: 93 minors being trafficked from Bihar to madarsas in Saharanpur rescued in Ayodhya, 5 Maulvis arrested”, Opindia, April 30, 2024:
“On Friday (26th April 2024), the Uttar Pradesh Police searched a bus on suspicion of human trafficking while it was passing through Ayodhya. The police rescued around 93 minor children who were present on the bus whose ages varied between 6 to 14 years.
The Police have arrested five Maulvis in this connection. As per reports, all the children are said to be residents of Bihar’s Araria district. The Maulvis were taking them to Madarsas in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur for enrollment. However, during their investigation, the police discovered that these Madarsas were unregistered.
The Maulvis are accused of raising funds from external sources by falsely claiming that the minor children were orphans. Upon gaining the children’s trust, the authorities learned that they were subjected to inhumane treatment. Currently, the administration is conducting further investigations into the case…..”
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