Assam Police rescues 40 children from the clutches of human traffickers in Sikkim

July 23: A team of Assam Police led by Special DGP Dr LR Bishnoi, Chirang SP Gaurav Upadhyay have displayed exemplary professional skills in rescuing 40 children & 2 adults. All of them have been rescued from the hands ofhuman traffickers in Sikkim. Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma appreciated the role played by Assam Police in rescuing the children. He further informed that the mastermind of the racket Krishna Yogi has been arrested.

Taking to his twitter handle, Chief Minister Dr himanta Biswa Sarma wrote, “We have decided to either hand over the children to their parents or send them to residential schools as per the recommendations of the Child Welfare Committee to ensure a better future for them. My office shall be closely monitoring this.” He further added that “Assam Govt is firm in its resolve to not allow the heinous act of trafficking of women & children. We shall come down heavily on perpetrators of such crimes & hunt them down from whichever part of the world they are in.”

Appreciation & congratulations to @assampolice led by Special DGP @lrbishnoiassam, Chirang SP Gaurav Upadhyay for having displayed exemplary professional skills in rescuing 40 children & 2 adults. Interacted with the innocent minds along with CEM, BTR, Sri @PramodBoroBTR. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/o8TJiQB2QH

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 23, 2021