Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Malbazar Police Rescue Six Girls, Probe Suspected Trafficking Network
Police in Malbazar rescued six young girls from a house near an Indong tea estate.
The girls had reportedly disappeared from different tea estates.
Police arrested a 22-year-old woman who allegedly gained the girls’ trust.
Investigators say she may have lured them away with promises such as jobs.
Police are checking whether more people were part of the suspected trafficking group.
They are also investigating where the girls were supposed to be taken.
The report says the girls’ families were informed.
In a separate case in Kolkata, a woman and her husband were found dead after police suspected he killed her and then took his own life.
Police rescued six minor girls from a house at Indong tea estate in Jalpaiguri district.
A 22-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of involvement in a trafficking racket.
Police said the woman allegedly befriended girls, gained their trust and lured them with promises including jobs.
Investigators are examining her contacts and whether other network members or minors were involved.
Separately, a Kolkata couple died after police suspected the husband stabbed his wife and then died by suicide.
- Who
- Six minor girls, a 22-year-old arrested woman, Malbazar police and Matiali police personnel.
- What
- Police rescued the girls and arrested the woman over suspected involvement in a trafficking racket.
- When
- The girls were found and the house was raided on Thursday night; the report’s opening says the rescue occurred Friday night.
- Where
- A house at Indong tea estate in Matiali block, Jalpaiguri district.
- Why
- Police were investigating complaints about missing girls and suspected an organised group was targeting minors from tea-garden areas.
- Girls rescued
- Six minor girls
- Arrest
- A 22-year-old woman was arrested
- Location
- Indong tea estate, Matiali block, Jalpaiguri district
- Investigation
- Police are examining the woman’s contacts and possible additional network members
- Families
- The girls’ families were informed after the rescue
- Separate incident
- Dolly Dey and her 64-year-old husband died in their Kundu Road home in Calcutta
- Police suspicion
- The husband allegedly stabbed his wife and later died by suicide