Two girls rescued from Delhi-bound train in Assam's Bongaigaon, 3 suspected traffickers held by police

Declared missing last week, the victims were found via a coordinated rescue operation conducted by the Assam Police and the Government Railway Police.

Two girls were rescued from a Delhi-bound train in Assam's Bongaigaon district, and three suspected traffickers were arrested, police said on Tuesday.

The two girls, students of Class 10 and 12, were reported missing by their families last week after they failed to return home from school. (Pexel)

The girls, both residents of Diphu, were brought back along with the arrested trio on Monday night, they said.

The girls -- students of classes 10 and 12 at a government school in Diphu -- had been reported missing by their parents last week after they failed to return home from school.

A coordinated operation by the Assam Police and the Government Railway Police led to the rescue of the girls from the train in Bongaigaon and the arrest of the three accused, officials said.

The arrested youths, aged between 18 and 19 years and hailing from Bihar and Delhi, had allegedly befriended the girls through social media and were taking them to the national capital on the promise of jobs, they said.