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‘Parents aware’, ‘lured on pretext of excursion’: 91 children rescued from 3 textile units in  Surat; 86 belong to Rajasthan; youngest just 7
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‘Parents aware’, ‘lured on pretext of excursion’: 91 children rescued from 3 textile units in Surat; 86 belong to Rajasthan; youngest just 7

The Indian Express·Express News Service·19 days ago
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Punagam police inspector V M Desai said that they have started procedures of registering an offence against the accused people involved in the racket. As many as 91 children from four states, including 86 from Rajasthan, were rescued from three textile units in Surat on Wednesday during a joint operation conducted by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), Anti Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU), 22 police officials from Rajasthan, officials from Puna Police Station in Surat along with members of Association for Voluntary Action (AVA) and Gayetri Seva Sansthan (GSS). AVA and GSS are partners of the Just Rights for Children, the country’s largest child protection network with over 250 partner organisations. The children, aged between 7 and 14 years, were trafficked mostly from the tribal areas of Rajasthan, while three children belonged to Uttar Pradesh and one child each was from Bihar and Jharkhand.…

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