Siliguri, July 15 -- Two minor girls from Malda district, aged 12 and 11, who had gone missing from their homes, were rescued safely in Siliguri by the New Jalpaiguri (NJP) Police in a swift operation carried out on the basis of credible intelligence. Investigators suspect the children were lured through an online gaming platform, and the possibility of an international human trafficking link is now under examination.

According to police, specific information was received on July 14 regarding the movement of the two missing girls. Acting quickly on the tip-off, a special team of the NJP Police launched an operation in the Naukaghat More area of Siliguri and recovered both children unharmed before they could come into contact with the peo...