Railway Police have rescued three children who were abducted from Poradah Railway Junction in Kushtia and arrested two suspected members of a human trafficking gang from Kamalapur railway station in Dhaka.

The rescued children were Sifat, 10, son of Suman, Raj, 10, son of Hashem and Momin, 9, son of Belal Hossain of Uttar Katdah area in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia.

Nasir Khan, Officer-in-Charge (Acting) of Poradah Railway Police Station said the three children were abducted between 8:55 am and 11:00 am on April 27 from Platform No. 2 of Poradah Railway Junction.

Shefali Akter, mother of Sifat, lodged a complaint with Poradah Railway Police Station on June 6.

At first the abductors took the children to Jashore on the Mahananda Local train and later transported them to Dhaka with the intention of selling them, said police.

After getting complaint police launched an investigation and arrested two suspects — Fateh Akter, 35, wife of Tutul, and Shahanaz Begum, 40, wife of Hridoy —of Gopalpur area in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia.

During preliminary interrogation, the suspects  confessed to their involvement in the abduction of the three children, said police.

Later, a team of police conducted a drive at Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka on Sunday night and rescued the children.

Railway Police said the rescued children would be handed over to their families after the completion of the necessary legal procedures.

Efforts are underway to identify and arrest other members of the human trafficking gang, said police.