4 kids reunited with kin

Ambala, January 21

The anti-human trafficking unit of the crime branch has reunited four children with their families on Tuesday.

ASI Rajesh Kumar from the anti-human trafficking unit said, “We received information that four children are staying at a childcare institution in Naraingarh following which we started the counselling and got information about their families.”

Rajesh said, “Two brothers (aged 8 and 10 years) were missing from Uttarakhand since October 5 last year. They had left their house after their father scolded them once. A 12-year-old boy left his house just for an outing, but went missing from Uttarakhand on December 15. On the other hand, a 10-year-old boy went missing from Uttar Pradesh on November 15 last year after he left his house to meet his father who works in a factory in Panipat.”

He said the kids were found at the Ambala Cantt railway station and were shifted to the childcare institution in Naraingarh.

“We contacted the Uttarakhand and UP police, who contacted the parents of the missing children. They have been handed over to their respective families,” he added.

Missing boy back with family

Chandigarh: The anti-human trafficking unit of the UT police reunited a nine-year-old boy, who was admitted at Snehalaya, Maloya, by tracing his family. The boy had escaped from his home in Punjab and had come to Chandigarh.

The unit had received information about the boy following which they visited Snehalaya. During interaction, the child told that his parents were residing in Chuna Bhatti, Jalandhar, Punjab. ASI Ballu Singh and Constable Manjeet of the anti-human trafficking unit showed the pictures of nearby places of Chuna Bhatti, Jalandhar, to the child following which he identified a mechanical shop near his house. The shop owner was contacted, who provided the address and contact number of the boy’s parents. The child was handed over to the parents today. — TNS