RANJHA, Sept 15: As many as 16 Nepali children who were taken to the Uttar Pradesh of India have been rescued. 

Regional Coordinator of Shanti Rehabilitation Home in Nepalgunj, Bhumi Bhatatrai said that the male children were rescued from child homes based in Gonda and Siddharthanagar of India and brought back to Nepal on Wednesday. They were rescued jointly by Shanti Rehabilitation Home Nepal and Dehradun-based Help Cross Organization. 

"The Indian security personnel had held the children, who were taken to India via the interior entry point of Rupandehi risking their lives, from the Railway Station of Gorakhpur, India. 10 days ago," coordinator Bhattarai shared. 

Among the rescued, 10 children are from Nuwakot, five from Rasuwa and one from Kailali. Most of them are aged below 12. 

The rescued children were taken back to Nepal, he said, adding necessary legal process was arranged and consent was taken from the Child Welfare Committee Settlement in Uttar Pradesh. 

The rescued children would be handed over to their respective parents in coordination with the Crime Investigation Bureau of Nepal. 

Although the children were rescued successfully, those involved in taking the children to India have yet to be identified, the police said.

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