17 child labourers rescued

Seventeen child labourers were today rescued from a factory in Jafrabad area of Shahdara here in a joint action by a team of police and a non-government orgnaisation.
Acting on a tip off, the NGO approached the Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Shahdara and along with a team of police from Welcome police station raided the factory and rescued the children.
The children were allegedly trafficked victims of child labour and aged between 6 to 15 years. While one child belonged to Nepal, one each hailed from West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh and remaining were from Bihar, NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan said.

"Among those rescued, the youngest child is six years of age and has been working in an acid-making factory. Some boys have been working for the last eight months, while some have been here for almost a year," Arshad Mehdi said speaking for the NGO.
He said the children at present have been lodged at Mukti Ashram, a centre for rescued bonded labourers in Burari.
A police complaint has been lodged against owners of the factory, he added.