Yogesh K Porwar
Children rescued near Kogilu Cross;handed over to Child Welfare Committee.
Four persons from other States have been taken into custody for allegedly engaging minor children in begging at traffic signals across Bengaluru,following a joint operation by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) Women Protection Wing and the Social Welfare Department. Thirteen minor children were rescued during the operation.
Acting on credible information on October 12,the police conducted a raid on makeshift huts erected on the footpath beneath the flyover near Kogilu Cross,within the limits of Yelahanka police station.
The information indicated that persons from other States were staying there and allegedly using minor children for begging.
During the operation,the police detained four persons and questioned them.
According to the police,the four admitted during interrogation that they had kept the minor children with them and made them beg at traffic signals across Bengaluru to earn money.
The four accused were subsequently handed over to Yelahanka police station along with a report for further legal action.
The 13 rescued children were produced before the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), along with a report, for further action, including efforts to trace their biological parents.
The operation was carried out as part of efforts to prevent the exploitation of children and identify those allegedly forcing minors to beg for money.
Further legal action is expected following the police investigation and the Child Welfare Committee’s intervention.
