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26 child labourers were rescued from coal factory
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Twenty-six child labourers were rescued from the plant of popular biscuit brand Parle-G here, police said Saturday.
A government task force on child labour had received a tip-off that minors were employed at Parle-G factory in Amasivni area, said Vidhansabha Police Station House Officer (SHO) Ashwani Rathore.The task force raided the factory Friday evening and rescued 26 children, he said.
They were sent to juvenile shelter home, he added.
Based on a complaint filed by the Women and Child Development Department officials, a case was registered against the factory owner under the Juvenile Justice Act, the SHO said.
Preliminary probe suggested that the rescued minors were aged between 13 to 17 years, he added.
District Child Protection Officer Navneet Swarnkar told PTI that a district task force was constituted to conduct a drive to mark World Day Against Child Labour on June 12.
“As part of the campaign, a total of 51 child labourers were rescued in the last six days in the district,” he said.