The children, aged between six and 14, were rescued in a joint operation by the Government Railway Police (GRP) and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) in the intervening night of Saturday (April 11) and Sunday (April 12). Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Image In a major operation, 163 boys were rescued from Madhya Pradesh’s Katni railway station when they were allegedly being trafficked from Bihar to Maharashtra, officials said on Sunday (April 12, 2026). The children, aged between six and 14, were rescued in a joint operation by the Government Railway Police (GRP) and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) in the intervening night of Saturday (April 11) and Sunday (April 12). The operation followed an intelligence input from the district Child Welfare Committee (CWC) that eight men were escorting the boys on an express train. Published – April 12, 2026 04:39 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation On the Draw Poll manifesto BJP wants to carry out delimitation exercise to trifurcate Bengal: Mamata