Guwahati: 3 Minor Girls Rescued at Railway Station Under Operation Nanhe Farishte

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Guwahati: Railway personnel rescued three minor girls from Guwahati Railway Station on Sunday under Operation Nanhe Farishte after they reportedly left their homes without informing their parents and travelled to the city for sightseeing.

The girls, aged 15, 16 and 17, were rescued from Platform No. 4 by a team led by SI R.K. Dubey of the Crime Prevention and Detection Squad (CPDS), Guwahati, along with other staff on October 25.

During questioning, the girls reportedly told railway personnel that they had left their homes without informing their parents and had come to Guwahati to visit the city.

The rescued girls were identified as Baby Paul, 16, and Priya Paul, 15, daughters of Bibhash Paul, and Riya Paul, 17, daughter of Bidyut Paul. All three are residents of Looholiya under Borhat Police Station in Charaideo district of Assam.

After completing the required formalities, the girls were handed over to the Chairperson of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), Kamrup (Metro), through Railway Childline, Guwahati, for safe custody and further necessary action.

Operation Nanhe Farishte is a railway initiative aimed at identifying and rescuing children in need of care and protection at railway stations and trains.

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