The children, mostly from Manipur and North Cachar Hill district of Assam, were lured away last year by two persons who promised their families of better education in the southern metropolis, the police said.
They were admitted to Ritz Children Foundation, an NGO in Chennai, and were allegedly forced into child labour and sexually harassed, police said.
Sources said out of the 76 children, 52 were from Manipur where they will be soon be returned. The rest are from North Cachar Hills.
The Assam police and social welfare department in collaboration with the police in Chennai had rescued the children and brought them here. Guwahati, Feb 18 (PTI) Around 76 children, aged between 12 and 14 years, were rescued from Chennai and brought here today.
The children, mostly from Manipur and North Cachar Hill district of Assam, were lured away last year by two persons who promised their families of better education in the southern metropolis, the police said.
They were admitted to Ritz Children Foundation, an NGO in Chennai, and were allegedly forced into child labour and sexually harassed, police said.
Sources said out of the 76 children, 52 were from Manipur where they will be soon be returned. The rest are from North Cachar Hills.
The Assam police and social welfare department in collaboration with the police in Chennai had rescued the children and brought them here.
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