11 child labourers rescued in Uttar Pradesh

On a tip off, GRP arrested Jagjivan, a middleman belonging to Gonda district and rescued the children in the age group of eight to 12 years when they were being taken to Ambala by the Lucknow-Chandigarh express.
Jagjivan used to take children from Gonda, Barabanki and Bahraich to Ambala for working as child labourers, GRP sources said adding that further action was being taken.
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First Published: May 17 2012 | 2:35 PM IST
