#Noida couple arrested for trafficking

A couple were arrested from Noida on Sunday for allegedly abducting and attempting to sell two minor girls from Sikkim. The arrested exposed the larger nexus of a trafficking route, where girls from the north-east would be abducted to be sold in National Capital Region (NCR). According to Sikkim Police, which is investigating the case, the accused couple Shabir and Nagma befriended the girls over social media. The girls, aged 13 and 14, were traced after police received a tip-off, Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh said. "The girls told us that the two were met by Shabir and Nagma at Ghaziabad Railway station.