Reported by, May 18 -- Farhana Ahmed

North Lakhimpur: A series of recent disappearances involving minor girls across north and upper Assam has intensified concerns over the rising threat of human trafficking in the region, particularly among vulnerable children from rural and economically weaker backgrounds.

The latest incident was reported on May 16, when 17-year-old Mausumi Pegu, daughter of Bhimlal Pegu, a Class XII student from Homora Pathar in Bihpuria, Lakhimpur district, allegedly went missing from her maternal aunt's house during the early hours of the morning.

On the same day, two schoolgirls studying in Class X from Dhemaji district, Mamta Singh and Nikita Singh, daughters of Sanjay Singh and Achala Singh of Tari Basti in Ber...