India, June 11 -- Police in Rajasthan's Jhalawar have rescued 15 girls and arrested 11 people, including three brokers from Mumbai, days after busting a child trafficking gang.

Jhalawar police superintendent Amit Kumar said that 10 girls were rescued last Friday, and that they found bank transactions among the brokers related to the trafficking. "Their properties and bank details are being checked," Kumar said.

Kumar said police raids forced the traffickers to hand over some of the girls to their families. He added that the accused have been booked under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.

Kumar said the gang targeted poor, indebted families, primarily from the Kanjar community, and purchased girls by promising jobs and financial ass...