Auto-driver saves 12 kids by helping nab human trafficker

An auto-driver’s alertness helped save 12 children who were allegedly being trafficked in Delhi after he eavesdropped on a conversation that his passenger was having and informed the police. The 12 children in the autos were aged reportedly between 8 to 10 years. The incident occurred when driver Tarun Kumar along with a fellow auto-driver was driving 12 children and 4 adults from the Anand Vihar bus stop to Kanti Nagar in Delhi, according to a report by The Times of India. [caption id=“attachment_718760” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Representational picture. Reuters[/caption] Kumar overheard their conversation and became suspicious, as per a press statement by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). “He immediately called up police control room from the Kanti Nagar culvert and reported the matter. The culprits, realizing that he is reporting the matter to police, started beating him up and tried to flee with the children. However, Kumar did not lose heart and overpowered the kingpin — Ram Kumar and handed him over to police personnel at Krishna Nagar police station who had arrived at the scene after being alerted by police control room,” said an AAP spokesperson. Party leader Arvind Kejriwal narrated the entire incident on Twitter. He said that Kumar also approached the Aam Aadmi party helpline. According to the party’s statement, a case has since been registered, the accused arrested and children have been produced before the child welfare committee. With PTI inputs