Overview
- Ranchi Police recovered Ansh Kumar and Anshika Kumari from Chitarpur in Ramgarh on January 14 after a 12-day search.
- A man and a woman were taken into custody in the operation, identified as Soni Kumari and her husband Nav Kherwar alias Surya, with alleged interstate links under scrutiny.
- Officials said the children are in good health and were presented with their parents at a police briefing in Ranchi.
- A 40-member SIT leveraged analysis of more than 5,000 mobile numbers and around 2,000 CCTV feeds, a poster campaign, and a Rs 4 lakh reward to generate leads.
- Police leaders cited alerts from local youths in Chitarpur as pivotal to the rescue, as Chief Minister Hemant Soren vowed action against the broader trafficking network following days of protests.