Cyberabad police rescues 924 children under Operation Smile – XI

Among the rescued children, many belong to other States including Odisha, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Police rescued as many as 924 children including 61 girls during the ‘Operation Smile –XI’ drive which was conducted during the month of January.

The police had formed total of 11 Operation Smile teams in the Cyberabad Police Commissionerate which worked throughout the month to rescue children from child labour, begging, rag picking, etc.

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Among the rescued children, many belong to other States including Odisha, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Also cases were registered against the persons using children for labour and begging.

The rescued children were produced before the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and later sent to various shelter homes.