Updated at: 0140 PST, Saturday, June 20, 2009
LAHORE: At least thirty children were reported chained in a goods’ train, bound to Karachi from Lahore, here on Friday, Geo news reported.

According to sources, the offense came to be known when a child, in a bid to flee, jumped from the train near Samasatta area who was later identified as Noshad aged 9 a resident of Lodhran.

Noshad revealed that children aged under 10 were held captive in a compartment while children aged over 20 were separately detained in another compartment of train.

He told that their parents sent them to fetch brick mold when three persons made them unconscious meanwhile, sources said they were being kidnapped for beggary.

General Manager Railways said police have commenced checking at different railway stations while this attempt of children’s abduction seems to be an inside job of railway employees.

source: Geo.tv