Twenty-five children rescued from Gaddachauki border
Summary
Twenty-five children being taken to Dehradun via the Gaddachauki border in Kanchanpur were rescued and sent back to Nepal by India’s Border Security Force. Police are investigating the case, in which the children were reportedly being taken to study the Tibetan language.
Key Points
- Twenty-five children under 10 were rescued from the Gaddachauki border area in Kanchanpur.
- The Indian Border Security Force returned the children to Nepal through the SSB checkpoint in Banbasa.
- Police said the children were being taken from Simkot, Humla to Dehradun, India, reportedly to study Tibetan language.
- Kanchanpur police are investigating the role of Panchabir Budha, who was escorting the children.