Archive · 14 Jan 2026
RPF Rescues Six Minors from Human Trafficking at DDU Junction
On January 14, 2026, at DDU Junction in Uttar Pradesh, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) found six children looking scared on a platform.
When they asked the children, they found out that the children were being taken from Jharkhand to Gujarat to work in an ice cream factory.
The RPF caught a man named Krishna Kumar who was with the children.
The children were given to Child Line for care, and the man was taken to the police for more investigation.
The RPF is trying to find out more about who else might be involved in this trafficking.
RPF rescued six minors (4 girls, 2 boys) at DDU Junction, Uttar Pradesh, who were allegedly being trafficked for child labor.
The children revealed they were being taken from Latehar, Jharkhand, to Rajkot, Gujarat, to work at an ice cream factory.
A man named Krishna Kumar, accompanying the minors, was detained and handed over to the Mugalsarai Kotwali police for further investigation.
The rescued minors were produced before Child Line and handed over for care and necessary legal procedures.
RPF Inspector Pradeep Kumar Rawat stated that efforts are ongoing to identify other individuals linked to the trafficking network.
- Who
- Six minors (4 girls, 2 boys) and a man named Krishna Kumar
- What
- Rescue of children from alleged human trafficking
- When
- January 14, 2026
- Where
- DDU Junction, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Why
- Children were allegedly being taken for child labor at an ice cream factory in Rajkot, Gujarat
- Location
- DDU Junction, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Date
- January 14, 2026
- Number of Children
- 6 (4 girls, 2 boys)
- Accused
- Krishna Kumar (resident of Latehar, Jharkhand)
- Destination
- Rajkot, Gujarat (ice cream factory)
- Organization Involved
- Railway Protection Force (RPF)
- Legal Action
- Handed over to Child Line and Mugalsarai Kotwali police