Agartala, Dec 25 (UNI) A day after Tripura government’s request to Arunachal Pradesh, Unakoti district Superintendent of Police in Tripura Sudhambika R said on Thursday that 24 children reported missing from the district have been safely rescued from Arunachal Pradesh following a coordinated inter-state police operation.
According to the SP, a woman lodged a complaint on Wednesday alleging that 24 children had gone missing from Unakoti district. Acting swiftly, the police registered an FIR and initiated an investigation.
During the probe, the police traced the movement of the missing to Arunachal Pradesh, where their location was identified in Siang district.
After confirming their whereabouts, Unakoti police contacted the Superintendent of Police and the officer-in-charge of the police station in Siang district. Acting on this information, Arunachal Pradesh police promptly launched a rescue operation and safely recovered all 24 children.
“All of them are safe. A special team from Tripura police will leave tomorrow to bring them back,” she said, adding that further investigation is underway to determine how and under what circumstances the childen were taken to Arunachal Pradesh.
Earlier, Tripura Labour Minister Tinku Roy had written to Arunachal Pradesh’s Minister for Labour and Employment, Nyato Dukam, seeking urgent intervention for the rescue and safe repatriation of 30 child labourers allegedly trafficked from Tripura.
