Six kidnapped kids were rescued in the overnight operation.
16 people were arrested in this connection.
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh police has busted a child trafficking racket with the arrest of 16 persons, officials said on Monday, adding six kidnapped kids were rescued in the operation.
The children were rescued during an overnight operation conducted in Aligarh and surrounding areas as part of the special anti-human trafficking Operation Khushi , they said.
Acting on a tip-off, police nabbed three persons near a crossing at village Borna under Mahuakheda police station area on Sunday evening, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kalanidhi Naithani said.
They told police that four kidnapped children were being held in a house in Ganga Nagar colony under Gandhi park police station area, he said.
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