Two minor girls rescued from Bikaner, one from Nalanda; 4 traffickers held

Bihar Police arrested four traffickers, including a couple from Rajasthan, and rescued three minor girls, busting a human trafficking gang operating in Nalanda district. The victims were lured, brainwashed and sold for forced marriages in Rajasthan and Haryana. The arrests included Rajesh Kumar alias Raju (35) and his wife Anjali Kumari; Dhanwanti Chouhan alias Sobha (30) of Balchand Bigha village under Noorsarai; and Purshottam Kumar Chouhan, a resident of Prabhu Bigha under Manpur police station. Sobha allegedly sold the girls for ₹3 lakh. The 16-year-old from Raipur was handed over to the Child Welfare Committee, and her parents were informed. Investigations into motive and criminal history continue.

An FIR regarding the disappearance of a 16-year-old girl from Raipur district in Chhattisgarh was registered on April 30. She was later rescued during police searches at Purshottam Kumar Chouhan’s residence; the girl has been handed over to the Child Welfare Committee and her parents were informed.

Two cousins aged 13 and 14 from the Rahui police station area went missing. Their family lodged an FIR under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against unknown persons. The case came to light on this date and prompted a special team to trace the girls and apprehend suspects.

In a related case, a minor girl from Kaimur was lured on the pretext of a job and sold for ₹2 lakh to a man in Sikar, Rajasthan, who forced her into marriage. She was later rescued from Khariyabad Basti in Churu district. The accused, Subhash Bhamu, was arrested. During interrogation, he revealed that Mahesh Kumar had taken ₹2 lakh from him.