Acting on a tip-off from the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the Government Railway Police (GRP) conducted an overnight joint operation. They intercepted eight persons travelling with the boys without proper tickets or documents onboard the Patna–Purna Express at Katni railway station

Gurgaon was the most polluted city in India in March, with high PM 2.5 levels, according to a report by Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. Haryana accounted for four of the top 10 most polluted cities