India News | 20 Child Labourers from Bihar Rescued Near Hyderabad, 5 Held

Hyderabad, Oct 5 (PTI): Twenty children from Bihar were rescued from forced labour in bangle-making units near here and five people arrested on the charge of child-trafficking, police said on Monday.

The rescued children were sent to a home for rehabilitation, the police said. Based on information, police and officials from government departments raided three premises in suburban Balapur and rescued the children, they said.

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The child labourers were brought here by the accused after paying a meagre sum low amount to their parents by taking advantage of their financial status and were forced to work from 6 am to 11 pm, they said.

The children were detained in the units and served stale food in congested rooms where they stayed, according to a press release from the Rachakonda Police Commissionerate.

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