Jabalpur, April 14 -- As many as 163 minors on their way to a madrasa were allegedly picked up by the police in Madhya Pradesh from different railway stations on April 10.

The 163 children, all aged 10 to 14, were taken after the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) received a complaint of unauthorised travel of minors at the Jabalpur and Katni Railway Station.

The minors were from the Jokihat area in Bihar's Araria district and were travelling from Patna Junction to study in madrasas in other states. The group was travelling with eight adults.

Speaking to Siasat.com, an official from the Katni Railway Police Force, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that it was suspicious that so many children were travelling without their parents or ...