The victims were being trafficked to India. They are Hari Pada Das, 45, his wife Jyotsna Rani Das, 38, from Khashiakhali village in Chakoria upazila, their daughter Sumi Das, 10, Paribala Das, wife of Simanta Das from Barkub Bazar of Kutubdia upazila in Cox's Bazar, their daughters Kakoli Rani Das, 20, and Rushmi Rani Das, 16, Jaba Rani Das, 35, wife of Tejendra Nath Das from Fulchhari village of Banskhali upazila in Chittagong and their daughter Reshi, 4.

BDR personnel rescued the victims at around 9:00pm and later handed them over to police. The traffickers however managed to flee the scene, said sources quoting BDR.

Jaba Rani Das and Paribala Das told this correspondent that the traffickers had promised them with jobs in India.