The Child Welfare Committee in Ayodhya has rescued 93 children, aged between 5 to 9 years, who were being illegally transported from Araria, Bihar to various institutions in UP. They were intercepted near Devkali Chowk in Ayodhya.
The children were crammed into a bus, reminiscent of cattle transport. Many come from impoverished families or are orphans. Members of the Child Welfare Committee suspect the involvement of a major scam and possible forgery of the children's Aadhaar cards.
Sunita Yadav, a member of the committee, shared that counseling of the rescued children is ongoing. The children are unable to articulate their relations to each other or their address details. Aadhaar cards validation raised flags as many children couldn't even recall their home district names correctly.
Source: aajtak
The children claimed that they were sent after an individual they referred to as 'Hafiz Ji' spoke to their mothers. Some were apparently picked up from their homes by 'Hafiz Ji.' When asked if they knew their destination, all they could say was that they were following instructions after 'Hafiz Ji' called their mothers.
Discrepancies between the addresses provided verbally by the children and those listed on their Aadhaar cards point to potential falsification. The identities of the madrasas they were being sent to were also unknown, indicating the possibility of coerced misinformation.
Child Welfare Committee's chairman advised that they had received a tip-off about this illicit movement of children from Bihar to Saharanpur, leading to immediate action and custody of the children. Legal actions are being taken against those apprehended as they lacked proper guardianship documents for the children involved. Some of these children are orphans, and for now, they are placed in a shelter home while efforts are made to connect with their family members.
In conversations with the bus passengers, it was revealed that the situation was dire, with more than two dozen adults also on board. One passenger, Anwar, explained how he boarded the bus in Araria heading to Muzaffarnagar and was told not to concern himself with the other passengers — the children. Another, Rahul Singh, stressed that he had nothing to do with the children as he was on his way from Araria to Ludhiana and that they had separate agendas.
Source: aajtak
As for the madrasa operators, one mentioned that the children were previously studying there and had just resumed. They await an individual from their home to escort them. The operator, Rizwan, explained that the madrasa provides education from nursery level to 5th grade, including Hindi, English, Urdu, and religious studies. However, a significant concern arises as children fail to recognize each other or the madrasa operators — hinting at a deeper, unresolved mystery.
