SUPAUL, Oct. 17 -- In a joint operation by the police and members of organisations working for children's rights, ten minor girls were rescued from several orchestra groups in Bihar's Supaul. At least 16 people were arrested for their alleged involvement in child trafficking and exploitation of children. The press release issued from the office of SP Sarath RS on Friday said, "Police acting on a tip off, conducted raids at various orchestra groups in the district and rescued ten minor girls and arrested 16 persons allegedly involved in illegal activities." The SP had intelligence inputs regarding illegal work in the district and soon he constituted a team under deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Gaurav Gupta along with the members of Anti Human-Trafficking Unit (AHTU) and Special juvenile Police Unit (SJPU) and police forces from woman police station, the team later conducted raids at various orchestra and rescued ten minor girls and besides 16 persons including 9 women were arrested. The arrested were identified as Jitendra Kumar, Sudhanshu Kumar, Imam Ansari, residents of Chhapra, Vivek and Vikash Kumar both residents of Siwan, Sonu Kumar and Rajesh Mehta both of Supaul besides nine women. All the arrested persons were sent to judicial custody. All the rescued girls reportedly stated that they were subjected to physical and sexual abuse and were forced to dance in the orchestra. "We were assured that we will get jobs but here we got trapped," they allegedly told police. Police said the identity of the rescued girls were being verified and further probe was on....