Malda, Jan. 6 :    Malda, Jan. 6:  'Babu, please save me, or else they will kill me,' wept the girl, throwing herself at the policeman's feet. Tears streaming down her eyes, she told him that she was being forced to do 'indecent things' and that she could not take it any more. It did not take long for superintendent of police Pankaj Dutta to realise what was happening. Recovering from the initial shock, he ordered the rooms of the hovel to be searched. Fifty-one girls, all below 17 years, were rescued from Hansagiri Lane in Malda town around 10 pm yesterday. Seven persons, including four elderly women, were arrested. Dutta had stumbled on a murky trafficking racket - girls between 10 and 17 were being forced into prostitution in the red-light area. Interestingly, Dutta had not informed the police outpost on Hansagiri Lane about the impending raid. Sources said the personnel were regulars at the brothels. Terrorists and a possible ISI network were more on Dutta's mind when he raided the area with a police team. The move came after four suspected terrorists arrested from a hotel on Wednesday disclosed during interrogation that they used to visit the red-light area. Dutta said 10-year-old Banu, who had blown the lid off the racket by rushing out and seeking his help, and her mother, Paridas Sultana, had been lured to Malda from their home in Assam with the promise of a job. The 'good samaritan' had sold them for Rs 5,000. Paridas was forced into prostitution. Banu was also being sucked into the hell-hole. 'We were duped by a man and herded into this brothel. My daughter and I have suffered enough. I will no longer remain in this profession. Please give me a job so that I can bring up my daughter in a healthy atmosphere,' wept Paridas. Touched by their plight, the police officer promised to help Paridas and Banu resettle in more respectable environs. 'I will help them in any way I can so that the 10-year-old girl does not have to return to the nighmare,' said Dutta. He has also raised some funds for the mother and her daughter. Another teenager, Jyotsna Pal, had a similar tale. Two months ago, she had eloped with a youth from her home at Matigara in Siliguri. Her dreams of home and hearth were shattered when she was sold to the brothel for Rs 8,000. Before the police arrived last night, she had made two unsuccessful attempts to escape.