India, July 28 -- As many as 34 women hailing from underprivileged families were rescued by Bengal's Darjeeling district police from a Ranchi-bound bus on Sunday night when they were being taken to Tamil Nadu by suspected human traffickers, officials aware of the developments said.

Three persons, who had promised the women jobs at garment factories in Chennai, were arrested during the raid.

The group was supposed to board a Chennai-bound train from Ranchi. The operation was held six days after 56 women from similar backgrounds were rescued from a Patna-bound train at the New Jalpaiguri station by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP). These women were promised jobs in Bengaluru.

Sunday's raid was conduc...