Kolkata: Cops bust trafficking gang, one arrested

KOLKATA: The detective department has busted a gang of traffickers who prepared fake adoption papers of children aged

between two and five and finally pushed them into flesh trade as they turned into teenagers. Cops have rescued two girls aged

— three and 13 — and have traced two more — aged below five — in the Burtolla region who had fallen prey to this gang. One

person, identified as Rituraj Singh (24), has been arrested.

“We came to know of the gang from a 22-yerar-old girl from Agra. Adopted by the racket run by Rituraj and his parents — Pinki

and Sunil — she had tried to flee on four occasions. Twice she found her way to shelter homes. However, Pinki always

managed to produce papers that showed she was the biological mother. This time, she managed to approach us. She told us

that there were other children who need to be protected. It was then that we raided this house and rescued the children. They

have been sent to a home,” said a senior police officer.