2 children missing in Howrah

In what could be a case of human trafficking,two schoolchildren from the Tilkhana area under Golabari police station in Howrah have gone missing since Monday.

Mohammad Zemam and Mohammad Irfan,both Class VI students of the Anjuman High School in Chowra Basti,left for school on Monday around 10 am. While Zemam didnt return home,Irfan returned around 2 pm but left again after keeping his school bag. A police officer said,Both Zemam and Irfan belong to poor families.

Considering their background,the police have ruled out that they were kidnapped for ransom. We are investigating the kidnapping angle. But since they were poor boys,they could have been lured by child traffickers with the promise of comfort and money, sources said.

Police said nearly ten cases of missing children are pending with the Golabari PS. Sources said all cases are considered to be of kidnapping. Locals have also staged protests over the missing children. But we have not been able to trace them, said a police officer.

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