IMPHAL | Aug 7, 2018 (Agency) :

Manipur police rescued three minor girls from being trafficked out of the state.

As per sources, the three teenage girls including a married woman when missing from Moreh, the border town of Manipur at Indo-Myanmar border on August 3.

Montu Ahanthem, Convenor, Wide Angle, The Manipur Alliance for Child Rights (MACR) informed that Manipur Police supported by some organisations managed to rescue the girls who hailed from Moreh, Tengnoupal District .

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The three girls, two of them aged 16 and another 19, left home on August 3. Police was alerted who in turn maintained vigil at the airport and bus stations.

One of the girls was rescued from Imphal Airport ticket booking counter while two others from a bus ticket booking counter in Imphal’s North AOC by the police.

The girls were reported to have known some persons who promised them jobs in New Delhi in various television channels. All were rescued from different places and kept at safe places.

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The trio were then handed over to Special Juvenile Police Unit of Singjamei police station who kept them at Child Friendly Police Station Lamphel.

They were provided counselling and medical assistance. Police has started a probe into the misuse of social media to lure young girls.