Rescuing trafficked children a priority: Rlys

Kolkata: In recent times, Indian Railways has given special attention towards rescue of runaway and trafficked children. RPF/Eastern Railway has also taken this issue very seriously, putting all sincere efforts in this direction.

On-duty RPF staff are keeping constant surveillance in

stations as well as trains to detect runaway or trafficked children.

In 2018, a total of 922 children (540 girls and 382 boys) have been rescued. Out of them, 471 children have

been handed over to their respective parents, 427 have been handed over to concerned NGOs and 24 have been handed over to the police for rehabilitation under proper documentation.