By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: A team led by officers from Crime against Women and Children Wing under Crime branch arrived at Bhubaneswar after rescuing 6 minor girls (names withheld) from Chennai (Tamil Nadu). The girls aged between 15-17 years, with 4 belonging to Kandhamal and l each from Rayagada and Nabarangpur were taken to Chennai by middlemen on different dotes on the assurance of getting o job in private company, Rekha Lohoni, AD6P CAW &CW, Crime Bronch, Odisha, said in a statement.
They had been intercepted by Childline Chennai and RPF personnel. On getting information, CAW&CW coordinated with Chennai counterparts for their safety and transit accommodation in a Child Care institution fill dispatch of team from CAW&CW, Odishq. A team of officers led by DSP Shni Sarat Patra comprising Protection Officer and police personnel from Kandhamal and Rayagada , left for Chennai on November l5. Todoy i.e. on19.ll.?Q22 at 4 AM, the team retuned bock with all the 6 rescued children. They were produced before CWC Khurda and arrangements ore being mode to reunite them with their parents in respective districts.
This year so far, total of 3352 missing persons (438 males, 1876 Females,l89 boys and 849 girls) have been rescued in the state including through special drives and reunited with their families.
