CHITWAN: Chitwan police rescued five girls from Narayanghat suspecting that they were being trafficked on Monday.

It is revealed that the five girls were being trafficked to Sri Lanka via India.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Rajan Adhikari informed that Maya Tamang, Dolma Tamang, Phursang and Lyanglamu Tamang of Sindhupalchowk district and Tikamaya Rai of Sunsari district were rescued.

Police said that the girls who were being taken to Mahendranagar from the capital city when they were rescued.

Police said that Muna Silwal and Namita Bhandari of Sindhupalchowk, who were accompanying the girls, were also held for further investigation.