66 child labourers rescued

66 child labourers in the age group of seven to 14 years were today rescued from five places here, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided five places in the walled city area and rescued the children who were working in various bangle and fabric manufacturing units, an officer said.

Ten men who had employed them were also arrested, ACP Shankar Lal said, adding that most of the children belonged to West Bengal and Bihar and are in the age group of 7 to 14 years.