Cyberabad Police rescued 664 children during the month-long Operation Muskaan-XII conducted in July. The drive targeted child labour, begging, rag-picking and other hazardous situations, with details of all rescued children uploaded to the DARPAN platform for rehabilitation and monitoring.
Under Operation Smile-XII, police in Kothagudem conducted month-long raids in January 2026 and rescued 58 child labourers. As many as 36 cases were registered against employers, and the children were reunited with their families after counselling
Under Operation Smile, police rescued 85 children from forced labour in Adilabad and 51 in Kumram Bheem Asifabad. Officials registered cases against offenders and urged citizens to report child exploitation through Dial 100, assuring confidentiality
