The media is quick to publish reports about the "evils" of social media. Twitter is a favourite whipping target.

Here is a little-told story about 26 young girls (aged 10-14) being saved from the clutches of human traffickers in India because of a simple tweet. Adarsh Shrivastava, a good samaritan, travelling on an Indian train noticed a group of young girls that seemed to be in distress. He twitted the train operator which was the start of their rescue.

I am traveling in Avadh express(19040). in s5. in my coach their are 25 girls all are juvenile some of them are crying and all feeling unsecure.@RailMinIndia @PiyushGoyal @PMOIndia @PiyushGoyalOffc @narendramodi @manojsinhabjp @yogi
— Adarsh Shrivastava (@AdarshS74227065) July 5, 2018

A representative from the Ministry of Railways forwarded a support request to the railway police.

Kindly look into this matter @rpfner
— Indian Railways Seva (@RailwaySeva) July 5, 2018

Shortly after being notified, the railway police intervened and rescued the girls. Two men were arrested.

Source: NDTV