Operation Smile: Rachakonda Police rescue 166 children in January

Hyderabad: As many as 166 children have been rescued from various places during ‘Operation Smile’ initiative conducted by Rachakonda Police in the month of January. The program was conducted to trace missing children, identify potential child labour and adolescents in hazardous occupations. Of the 166 children, a total of 105 boys and 15 girls were […]

Hyderabad: As many as 166 children have been rescued from various places during ‘Operation Smile’ initiative conducted by Rachakonda Police in the month of January. The program was conducted to trace missing children, identify potential child labour and adolescents in hazardous occupations.

Of the 166 children, a total of 105 boys and 15 girls were from Telangana and 46 children including eight girls were from other States.

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Rachakonda Police said that in the last one month, six cases were registered against managements and companies and nine persons were booked and arrested under sections of Child Labour Act- 1968 and Juvenile Justice Act for procuring and engaging children as labour.

As many as 25 children were rescued from brick kilns, one from begging, 140 from other shops and companies, police said.

The Rachakonda Police Commissionerate has a total of eight teams each led by a Sub-Inspector level officer and 4 police constable officers from each division.

Officials said children were rescued from various states including Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Odisha. While some children were handed over to their parents others were sent to child homes, which fall under the supervision of the Child Welfare Committee authorities.

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