29 child laborers rescued from 3 textile units in Navagadh, Gujarat

Rajkot: 29 child laborers who were kept for labor, away from their home state were released after a raid by Jetpur city Police on a tip-off by a voluntary organization.

Three different industrial units were raided in Navagadh where children from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were brought in for labor work. A voluntary organization had received a tip-off that the children were being kept here for the last six months in poor condition by force and they were not even paid for their work. They were only offered meals twice a day.

In the raids carried out by Police along with the members of voluntary organizations, 21 child laborers were rescued from Shams Alam finishing in Navagadh while 5 children were rescued from Kajal Finishing. 3 children were rescued from Nita Finishing. The children were brought to the city police station for covid test and later sent to Rajkot-based Bal Suraksha Gruh. They will be sent to their native places later.

Police have booked Shams Alam Finishing’s Shams Tarbez and agent Pappubhai, Kajal FInishin’g Parshottambhai Gordhanbhai Dholariya and agent Anil Paswan and Nita Finishing’s Nisarg Kiritbhai Patel and agent Amit Kumar Paswan. The accused are booked under IPC sections 344, 374, 114 and Juvenile act section 79. DeshGujarat