TNN | Mar 25, 2012, 02.54AM IST
JAIPUR: Two bikers posing as sanyasis and suspected to members of a human trafficking gang, tried to kidnap two girls playing outside their house in Bharatpur on Friday evening.
But when they failed to lure them even after offering money, they threw acid on the children. One of the girls sustained serious burn injuries on her legs and hands and is undergoing treatment at a hospital, while the other has been discharged after preliminary treatment.
The local residents expressed anger over police's failure to nab the two men despite being informed immediately. The family members alleged that a similar incident of attempt to kidnap children have taken place in the neighbourhood. They suspect that the children were to be kidnapped by human trafficking gangs.
According to the police, the incident took place in Atalbandh police station area of Bharatpur. "Two girls, 11-year-old Krishna and 6-year-old Puja were playing outside their house when two men, one posing as a male swami, while other as a female wearing a sari, stopped their bike near them," said a police officer.
They asked the two girls to come with them. "According to eye-witnesses, the duo offered the girls Rs 50, but the elder girl not only refused to go with them, she also tried to protect her sister. When the duo insisted, the girls started crying," said the officer.
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But when they failed to lure them even after offering money, they threw acid on the children. One of the girls sustained serious burn injuries on her legs and hands and is undergoing treatment at a hospital, while the other has been discharged after preliminary treatment.
The local residents expressed anger over police's failure to nab the two men despite being informed immediately. The family members alleged that a similar incident of attempt to kidnap children have taken place in the neighbourhood. They suspect that the children were to be kidnapped by human trafficking gangs.
According to the police, the incident took place in Atalbandh police station area of Bharatpur. "Two girls, 11-year-old Krishna and 6-year-old Puja were playing outside their house when two men, one posing as a male swami, while other as a female wearing a sari, stopped their bike near them," said a police officer.
They asked the two girls to come with them. "According to eye-witnesses, the duo offered the girls Rs 50, but the elder girl not only refused to go with them, she also tried to protect her sister. When the duo insisted, the girls started crying," said the officer.
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