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NEW DELHI: Fourteen minors, including a girl, were rescued from a train at Anand Vihar railway station on Wednesday morning. Members of an NGO and railway police took part in the rescue operation.Police said the operation began as the Seemanchal Express from Bihar arrived at the station. The children, all natives of Bihar, came to the capital ostensibly to seek admission at a madrassa in Jamia. The incident came to light after a passenger got suspicious of the children being trafficked and tipped off the NGO. The NGO, in turn, informed police who immediately took action. The children were taken from the station in the presence of the NGO members and two persons accompanying them were called in for questioning. One of them told cops he got the children from Bihar to get them admitted to a madrassa in Delhi.The statement of the minors was recorded before Child Welfare Committee. A senior railway police officer said, "The children have given their statement to CWC. We are verifying the facts and a probe is on. No case has been registered as of now."Cops will also send a team to the madrassa to verify information obtained from the two persons accompanying the children, police said.