India, July 31 -- It was an ordinary afternoon at New Jalpaiguri Railway Station on July 21, 2025. The bustle of trains, announcements, and rushing passengers belied a dark undercurrent that too often hides in plain sight - human trafficking. Acting on a tip-off, Miss Sarika Kumari, Lady Sub Inspector of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), along with RPF and Government Railway Police (GRP) officials, swung into action. A quiet, coordinated search across several coaches of Train No. 13245 DN went underway and what they found was staggering.
Fifty-six young adult girls, confused and unsure of their journey's purpose, were being transported by two individuals - Jitendra Kumar Paswan and Chandrima Kar - who claimed they were escorting the girl...