Child trafficking cases against madrasa teachers withdrawn in Maharashtra

The Government Railway Police (GRP) in Manmad and Bhusawal have closed two criminal cases against five madrasa teachers who were arrested in May 2023 and jailed for four weeks on allegations of trafficking 59 children from Bihar to Maharashtra.

As per the reports, GRP officers said the cases were closed in March this year and described the case as a ‘misunderstanding’.

Pertietnly, 59



children aged between 8 and 17 were travelling from Araria district in Bihar to Pune and Sangli to study Islamic theology in madrasas on May 30, 2023. Acting on information from a senior officer linked to the juvenile justice board in Delhi, the Railway Board, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and an NGO intervened at Bhusawal and Manmad stations, “rescued” the group of children and claimed that they were being trafficked for child labour..