56 Bengal Women Promised Jobs In Bengaluru, Rescued From Train. Cops Probe Trafficking Angle

Last Updated:July 22, 2025, 18:20 IST

The women did not carry any valid tickets and only had coach numbers stamped on their hands, the officials said.

Women rescued from train to Bihar (AI-generated image)

As many as 56 young women were rescued from a Bihar-bound train at New Jalpaiguri station in Siliguri, the officials said on Tuesday. They were aged between 18 and 31, and were rescued from the New Jalpaiguri-Patna Capital Express on Monday night.

The women belonged to West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, and Alipurduar districts and were lured with false promises of providing jobs at a Bengaluru-based company. However, they were being sent to Bihar by train. Two persons were also arrested from the train, officials said.

None of the rescued women were travelling with valid tickets, and there were only coach and berth numbers stamped on their hands, they added.

As the RPF personnel carried out a routine check of the train, they turned suspicious after seeing so many young women travelling together. Their questioning brought to the fore inconsistencies. A man and a woman were arrested from the train after they allegedly gave contradictory statements and failed to explain why the women were being sent to Bihar when they had been promised jobs in Bengaluru, the officials said.

They also failed to provide job offers in the form of any letters or documents.

The GRP and RPF are now jointly probing the case, especially the human trafficking angle, the officials said.

The women were returned to their families.

(With PTI inputs)

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