Archive · 25 Jul 2025
West Bengal: RPF, GRP Rescue 56 Women from Human Traffickers
Imagine some bad people were tricking women into going somewhere they didn't want to go.
The police, called RPF and GRP, found 56 women on a train in West Bengal.
The bad guys said they were taking the women to Bengaluru for jobs, but the women didn't know anything about it.
The police learned the women were actually going to Bihar.
The women didn't have tickets or papers, and their train details were written on their hands.
The police arrested four people and helped the women, who are now back with their families.
RPF and GRP rescued 56 women from human traffickers at New Jalpaiguri station in West Bengal.
Four traffickers were arrested during the joint operation.
The traffickers initially claimed the women were going to Bengaluru for jobs.
Investigations revealed the women were headed to Bihar and lacked proper travel documents.
The rescued women, aged 18-31, have been reunited with their families.
- Who
- RPF, GRP, 56 rescued women, and four arrested traffickers.
- What
- RPF and GRP rescued 56 women from human traffickers.
- When
- On July 21st
- Where
- New Jalpaiguri station in West Bengal, India.
- Why
- The women were being trafficked, lured with false job promises.
Traffickers' Perspective
Law Enforcement Perspective
Destination of the Women
Traffickers' Perspective
The women were being taken to Bengaluru for jobs.
Law Enforcement Perspective
The women were being trafficked to Bihar under false pretenses.
- Incident
- Human Trafficking Bust
- Location
- New Jalpaiguri station, West Bengal
- Date
- July 21st
- Victims Rescued
- 56 women
- Arrests
- 4 traffickers
- Ages of Women
- 18-31
- Initial Destination (Claimed)
- Bengaluru
- Actual Destination
- Bihar