A team of Anti Human Trafficking Unit on December 19 reached 'Ashraya Family Home', a children's home at Madanpur Dabas, and examined the records of children lodged there.
During examination, a girl appeared nervous and on sustained compassionate persuasion, she revealed that she belonged to a poor family from Ludhiana in Punjab.
"She used to visit fairs with her parents to sell balloons. In September, a man allegedly lured her to Delhi and they stayed in Bawana area for 10 days after which he left her. Later on, she was found by police and sent to the Ashraya Family Home on September 17...," Ranvindra Yadav, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime branch), said.
The crime branch has started 'Operation Milap' to reunite missing children with their parents, as part of which police have been asked to screen and document all children residing in government and private shelters, railway platforms, bus stands, roads, religious places, etc.