7 Rohingyas rescued while being trafficked to India, 1 held

Members of Rapid Action battalion (Rab) have rescued seven Rohingyas, including six women, while being trafficked to India from Ramu upazila in Cox's Bazar, reports UNB.

At that time, Md Idris, a member of the racket trafficking them, was arrested, said Rab-15 Captain Khairul Islam Sarkar on Friday afternoon.

Acting on a tip off, special check post of Rab-15 was set up in the Cheinda area of Ramu on Thursday night and rescued the seven Rohingyas from a CNG-run auto-rickshaw, said the officials.

Md Idris was trafficking them after alluring them, said Captain Khairul.

During primary interrogation, Idris mentioned the names of two others- Md Bashar and Syed Hossain- who are members of the human trafficking ring.

It is being investigated who is involved in this cycle, the Rab official added.