The City Police have rescued about 350 child labourers, mostly from Bihar, who were working in hazardous industries.
“So far about 350 children have been rescued and we are in the process of finding out if some more children are forced to work as child labourers,” City Police Commissioner M Mahender Reddy said while addressing a press conference here on Saturday. He said arrangements were being made to send back the children to Bihar in special trains. Presently, the rescued children have been kept in a hostel and the government is taking care of them.
As many as 220 children, including 10 girls, hailing from Bihar, were rescued during a massive cordon and search operation on January 24. As many as 15 persons were arrested for employing them. (INN)