4 girls from BTR rescued from human traffickers; CM congratulates police

PANERI: Assam police were today able to rescue 4 girls from Paneri in Udalguri who had unfortunately fallen into human traffickers' net. They were rescued from Baihata in the Kamrup district.

One accused, identified as Giyas Ali (32), has been arrested and is being interrogated. Meanwhile, a case has been registered at the Paneri police station under relevant sections of the law and further investigations are underway.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who has undertaken many reforms to make the state police force more competent, himself tweeted about this development in the morning.

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"Four girls from Paneri of Udalguri suspected to have been victims of attempted Human Trafficking are rescued from Baihata today by Assam Police. One accused Giyas Ali (32 yrs), s/o Lt Sumed Ali, 1 No. Baruahjhar, PS: Panery was arrested in this connection. Interrogation is on," Sarma wrote.

"A case has been registered at Paneri PS vide PNY PS Case No. 50/21 u/s 366 (a)/ 370 IPC r/w Sec 14 of Child Labour Act. Efforts are underway to find out the other accused," Sarma added in another tweet, before going on to pay his compliments to the Assam police.

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