Itanagar, June 22 -- Two minor girls, aged 15 and 17, from Arunachal Pradesh's Siang district, who were trafficked to Raipur under the guise of false employment promises made through social media, were rescued on Saturday. The prime accused, a cook from Dimapur in Nagaland, has been arrested in connection with the case.

The rescue operation began after the father of one of the girls filed a complaint on June 10, reporting his 15-year-old daughter missing.

A missing person report was filed, which quickly escalated into a trafficking case registered under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The Child Welfare Committee (CWC) of Siang district was immediately alerted, according to Siang Superintendent of Police (SP) JK Lego.

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