Archive · 25 Jul 2025
RPF Foils Human Trafficking, Rescues 56 Women at Station
Imagine some bad people were trying to trick 56 young women into going somewhere they didn't want to.
They promised the women jobs, but it was a lie.
Luckily, some police officers at a train station noticed something was wrong.
The women were traveling together and had numbers written on their hands.
The officers found the women and arrested two people who were with them.
The women were going to Bihar, but the police stopped them.
Now, the police are working hard to stop the bad people from doing this again.
The police helped the women get back to their families.
RPF of NFR rescued 56 women and arrested two suspected traffickers.
The women were traveling on the New Jalpaiguri – Patna Capital Express.
The women, aged 18-31, were from West Bengal and were promised jobs in Bengaluru.
The RPF found coach/berth numbers stamped on the women's hands and contradictory statements from escorts.
A joint investigation by GRP and RPF is underway to investigate human trafficking networks.
- Who
- RPF of NFR, 56 women (aged 18-31) from West Bengal, and two suspected traffickers.
- What
- RPF of NFR rescued 56 women and arrested two suspected human traffickers.
- When
- On the night of July 22, 2025.
- Where
- New Jalpaiguri railway station.
- Why
- The women were being transported under false pretenses, raising suspicion of human trafficking.
- Incident
- Human trafficking bid foiled
- Date
- July 22, 2025
- Location
- New Jalpaiguri railway station
- Victims
- 56 women
- Arrests
- 2 suspected traffickers
- Origin of Women
- Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar and Alipurduar, West Bengal
- Destination
- Bihar (initially), with false job offers in Bengaluru