Bihar Police rescues minors from exploitation in orchestra groups 6 held

Patna, May 14 (PTI) Police have rescued 28 girls who were allegedly subjected to exploitation and forced to dance in orchestra groups following searches at different locations in Bihar’s Saran district over the past two days, officials said on Thursday.
    Among the rescued girls, 15 are residents of West Bengal, five are from Chhattisgarh, four from Assam and two each from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
    Police also arrested six persons in connection with the case.
    While nine girls were rescued after searches in Taraiya, Kopa and Isuapur areas on Wednesday, 19 were rescued from different locations in the district on May 12, police said.
    According to a statement issued by the district police, acting on specific inputs, police and an NGO conducted coordinated searches at multiple locations on Tuesday and Wednesday.
    "Acting on specific information, the district police and members of an NGO jointly conducted searches at different locations in Saran district and rescued 28 girls who were subjected to exploitation and forced to dance in orchestra groups. Police also arrested six persons of different orchestra groups in this regard," the statement said.
    Cases have been registered, and further investigation is underway, it said, adding that efforts are on to nab other orchestra operators involved in the crime.

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