As many as 11 child labourers, who were being taken for work at Bhadrachalam in Andhra Pradesh, were rescued by police in Bodhghat area here on Wednesday.
The children have been handed over to Child Welfare Committee who will hand over them to their respective families, officials said.
Acting on a tip off, police spotted the children at the bus stand and brought them to police station. The children of Dhanora village informed police that they were being taken to Bhadrachalam for work by a woman named Sunita. They said that they were offered Rs6,000 per month and food.
Member of Child Welfare Committee Narendra Panigrahi said that the children have been taken to shelter home and will be handed over to their family members. Action will be initiated against the agent Sunita who had lured the children and was taking them for work.
Panigrahi said that the department is contacting the parents of these children who will be handed over to them after completing legal formalities. “We will initiate strict action against persons involved in such an act,” he added .