Nine youngsters who were being forced into labour in a textile unit in Noida, have been freed by the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the Gautam Buddh Nagar police.
Leading daily The Times of India has covered a report of new agency PTI stating that six girls and three boys, who are all from different regions of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, were among the kids that were rescued.
Vinod Panwar, AHTU in-charge told PTI that the raid was carried out over a tip-off about child labour in the factory located in Sector 65, Noida. The raid team also comprised officials of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and the Childline.
As per Vinod, after being rescued, the children were taken for their medical examination post which they were all admitted to the shelter home in accordance with the rules.
Devendra Singh, another AHTU official who was part of the raid, said some of the children had been working in the factory since last six months while a couple of them were there for over one year.
Another official said that the operator of the factory claimed that two of the ‘rescued’ employees are aged over 18 years and has submitted documents of proof to corroborate his claims. “The claims are being verified now,” the official told PTI.
