Rescued minor girls back with families

BERHAMPUR: Ten out of 14 minor girls rescued by police on Tuesday were reunited with their families on Wednesday. The girls, who were in Childline's custody, were produced in front of District Child Welfare Committee (CWC) before being handed over to their parents. The rest four will be reunited with their parents when they come to take them.These girls aged between 13 and 17 years were rescued while they were being allegedly trafficked to Chennai to work in a garment factory by a six-member gang, including four women. Initially, police had assumed that there were two traffickers. "We have arrested all six persons involved in the incident," said IIC of Baidyanathpur police station Deepak Mishra. Those arrested have been identified as S Subha Laxmi of Coimbatore, Sabita Sahu, Soudamini Pradhan, Madhuri Bisoi, Bibhuti Sahu and Balaji Pradhan (all from Ganjam district). "We have advised their parents not to be lured by middlemen promising them good salaries," said chairperson of CWC U S Murthy.