2,189 from Odisha, 92 from other States rescued so far
As many as 49 children, including 26 boys and 23 girls, were rescued from Andhra Pradesh by a 13-member team of police officers led by Inspector Tushil Kumar Majhi and a District Child Protection Officer (DCPO) during the Paree-II campaign.
On their return, the children were welcomed at a special programme organised in the Commissionerate Police headquarters here on Thursday.
Presiding over the programme, DGP Dr RP Sharma appreciated the effort of the Odisha police and members of W and CD Department in rescuing the children in a very short span of time.
Crime ADGP Santosh Upadhayay, IGP Arun Bothra and SP Madkar Sandeep Sampat also spoke about the special campaign.
It might be mentioned here that the special drive for rescue and rehabilitation of missing children named as “Operation Paree-II” was launched on September 1, 2018 and would continue till September 30.
During the first phase of the operation, i.e, from September 1 to 15 which was focused only inside the State, and about 2,189 children including 1,826 boys and 363 girls were rescued.
While in the second phase, i.e, from September 16 to 30, total eight teams at Range/Commissionerate level were formed and have been sent to eight States such as Andhra Pradesh,
Telengana, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Maharashtra, New Delhi and Tamil Nadu.
As many as 92 children, including 55 boys and 37 girls, have been rescued till September 25 in the second phase from different States.