Acting on a tip-off from NGO Pratham, which alerted the police about the presence of underage workers in hotels and leather manufacturing units in the Agripada area, the police said.
"Accordingly, raids were conducted today, during which 125 child labourers, aged between 5 and 14 years, were rescued and 32 owners of these establishments were nabbed," Deputy Police Commissioner (Enforcement) Mahesh Patil said, adding a case was registered under relevant sections of the Child Labour Act at Agripada police station.
The rescued children would be taken to rehabilitation centres in the city and their parents would be notified, police said, adding that the accused would be produced before a local court tomorrow.