Hyderabad, May 25 -- In a major rescue operation headed by the State nodal Anti-human Trafficking Unit of Women Safety Wing has rescued 26 children and eight traffickers were arrested at the Secunderabad Railway Station.

Teams from GRP and RPF Secunderabad, along with an NGO, Bachpan Bachao Andolan participated in the operation conducted on Wednesday night.

On receipt of information that children aged between 13 and 18, hailing from West Bengal and Jharkand States with the traffickers were travelling on the East Coast Express en route Vijayawada to Secunderabad, at 10.25 am. The rescue operation was carried out. The children were being brought to Hyderabad to work as labourers.

The traffickers were identified as principal accused Ramja...