4 rescued from traffickers
Gafargoan railway police rescued four girls from the clutches of child traffickers during a raid on a Dhaka-bound train from Mymensingh yesterday afternoon. Sensing the police drive, the traffickers fled the scene. The victims were identified as Minara Khatun, 9, daughter of Momtaz Ali, Rahima Khatun, 8, daughter of Rafiq, Moushumi Akhtar, 9, daughter of Anwar Hossain and Rupa, 8, daughter of Nurul Islam. Hailing from village Uttar Samurchara in Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur district, they all are class five students of Samurchara Government Primary School. Police said, a gang of traffickers including two women offered the minor girls ice cream and soft drink on their way home after attending their first terminal examination. On taking the food, they fell unconscious and knew nothing about the later incident, police said quoting the victims as saying.
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