Railway police rescue two minors at Margao station

Margao: In a third incident in a span of four days of rescuing runaway children, Railway Protection Force (RPF) at Margao railway station, on Tuesday, helped two minor children, who appeared to be lost, by providing protective care and safe custody.

During one of their routine patrolling rounds on Monday, RPF personnel Rajendra Prasad Yadav, Anil Kumar and Rinkoo Yadav noticed two minor girls, who appeared to be lost and in a state of panic on platform no 2 at Margao railway station. Upon inquiring with them, the RPF personnel realised that there was something amiss and brought them to the Child Help Desk Centre with the help of Childline NGO.

The minor girls told the RPF that they were from Bishunganj, Gaya, Bihar, and that they had left their home without informing their parents. They were produced before the chairperson of the Child Welfare Committee, South Goa, and after completion of their medical checkup admitted in children’s protective home, Apna Ghar, Merces.

Last week, in two separate incidents, RPF personnel had rescued five children, including two minor girls, found lost at Margao and Tivim railway stations. The two minor girls were sisters and appeared abandoned by their mother at the Margao railway station.

RPF routinely rescues minor children under the operation ‘Nanhe Farishte’, which consists of a dedicated team of rescuers to identify children vulnerable to trafficking and help them reunite with their parents or guardians.