34 child labourers rescued in Delhi

New Delhi : Thirty-four minors, aged between nine and 17 years, were Thursday rescued from several jewellery-making units in the capital, police said.

Police arrested 11 employers and sealed nine units in Karol Bagh area of central Delhi.


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The raids were conducted Thursday in Adarsh Nagar and Karol Bagh areas, based on inputs by a non-governmental organisation.

The children hail from West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, and were brought to Delhi in the past few months, police said.

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