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2 child traffickers arrested

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Press Trust of India Jalpaiguri (WB)
Two persons were arrested when the Bengal police busted an inter-state racket of child traffickers and rescued 15 children from Mal block in Jalpaiguri district, a district police officer said today.

The duo, arrested from Motihari in Bihar, were brought to Jalpaiguri and remanded to police custody by a local court today.

The police officer said the 15 children included seven girls.

Yhey were rescued during a recent raid by a combined team of Bengal police, SSB and an NGO from Odlabari in Jalpaiguri with the whole operation assisted by Bihar police, he said.

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First Published: Jan 21 2015 | 5:35 PM IST

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