Archive · 29 Aug 2026
SSB Rescues Six Tripura Girls Near India-Nepal Border
Border officers in India stopped six girls late at night near Nepal.
Four of the girls were children, and two were adults.
They were travelling with two men, who were arrested.
The girls said they had been promised jobs as dancers in Nepal.
They did not know exactly where they would work or how long they would stay.
Officials worried that the girls could be victims of trafficking.
An organization helped the officers rescue them.
The girls are expected to return home while the case is investigated.
The Sashastra Seema Bal and Kosi Lok Manch rescued six girls at Panitanki around 11pm on Thursday.
The group included four minors and two adults from Tripura.
The girls said they were promised dancer jobs at a dance bar in Nepal.
Two men travelling with them were arrested after failing to explain the border crossing satisfactorily.
An FIR was filed, and officials said the girls would be sent home as an investigation continued.
- Who
- The Sashastra Seema Bal, Kosi Lok Manch, six girls from Tripura, and two men accompanying them.
- What
- Six girls, including four minors, were intercepted while allegedly being taken to Nepal for promised dance-bar jobs; two men were arrested.
- When
- Around 11pm on Thursday; an FIR was registered early Friday morning.
- Where
- Panitanki on the India-Nepal border in the Siliguri subdivision.
- Why
- Officials suspected the girls were vulnerable to trafficking after they could not provide clear information about their destination or jobs.
- Girls rescued
- Six, including four minors and two adults
- Origin
- Tripura
- Interception point
- Panitanki, India-Nepal border
- Time of interception
- Around 11pm on Thursday
- Alleged job promise
- Dancer positions at a dance bar in Nepal
- Arrests
- Two men travelling with the girls
- Legal action
- An FIR was registered early Friday morning
- Organizations involved
- Sashastra Seema Bal and Kosi Lok Manch