INDIA
The Hindu
Two girl students studying in Classes VI and IX who went missing two months ago were traced by the police on Monday and entrusted to the custody of the Child Welfare Committee here on Tuesday.
It was alleged that the girls, aged 12 – 14 years, who fell into the vile influence of a gang were forced into the flesh trade. In this connection the police arrested five persons, including a priest, a layman and three women and remanded them in judicial custody on Wednesday.
Those arrested include priest Aruldas (60) of Vishistapuram, Kala (48) and Jameena of Vriddhachalam, Sathish Kumar of Vadalur and Dhanalakshmi of Thittakudi.
They were booked under various counts such as kidnapping, wrongful confinement and violation of the Prevention of Child Abuse Act, 2012.
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