Four arrested for forcing 13 children to beg in Bengaluru
Police in Bengaluru rescued 13 children who were being forced to beg at traffic signals. Four individuals have been arrested, and the children have been placed under the care of the Child Welfare Committee.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing issues regarding child exploitation and human trafficking in urban Indian centers.
Four persons from other States have been taken into custody for allegedly engaging children in begging at traffic signals across Bengaluru, following a joint operation by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) Women Protection Wing and the Social Welfare Department. 13 children were rescued during the operation.
Among the 13 children were toddlers and teenagers, police sources said. Some of them may have been rented out by their own parents to beg, the police suspect.
Acting on credible information, the police conducted a raid on makeshift huts erected on the footpath beneath the flyover near Kogilu Cross on Monday. The information indicated that persons from other States were staying there and allegedly using children for begging.
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