Guwahati, Jan 17 (PTI) The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has arrested a trafficker and rescued 17 minors from various stations under Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) between January 9 and 16, a statement said on Wednesday.

According to the statement, one minor girl each was rescued from Jalpaiguri Road and New Bongaigaon railway stations on Tuesday.

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Both the rescued minors were handed over to Child Welfare Committee in Jalpaiguri and Bongaigaon for their safe custody.

In an operation on January 9, six minors were rescued and a trafficker was apprehended by a team of RPF and Bal Bachao Andolan, Katihar, from Kishanganj railway station, the statement added.

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The other rescues were made in various operations during the period. The statement said 43 minors and three women were rescued by RPF under NFR in December last year.

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