On 28th may 2014, the incident had a state wise attention; approximately 600 students were brought to kerala from Bihar, Bengal and Jharkhand. The children were victims of child trafficking, Jharkhand officials confirmed.
The racket was busted by the Railway Police as the children arrived at Palakkad station, kerala. Poor children from the minority communities from eastern states were brought to Kerala orphanages in an attempt to provide better education and nutritious food to them. However, Jharkhand officials stated that food and education are free at their home states.
The adults who accompanied children were found to have no valid document for taking the children from the home state and they could not produce any document to support their claim.
State general secretary K.P.A. Majeed said: “Attempts to describe it as trafficking of children should be viewed as highly motivated with ulterior intentions.”
Collector added, "We are trying to trace where the children were actually being taken."
Until unless the issue is resolved, the children will be taken care by the government.
In such a situation, Researchers believe that a coordinated operation plan, exemplary tracking system would help in addressing the problem and the causes. Let’s wish this would make a Trafficking- Free world with Freedom to the Child.
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