Crime Branch Zeroes In On Begging Hotspots To End Child Trafficking
Ahmedabad Mirror|July 10, 2024
A'bad cops identify 18 areas; vow to wipe out traffickers, mafias forcing kids into begging
Sarfaraz Shaikh
Crime Branch Zeroes In On Begging Hotspots To End Child Trafficking

In a concerted effort to combat child trafficking and begging mafias, Ahmedabad crime branch launched a special drive a month after the World Day Against Child Labour on June 12. The initiative, supported by the National Commission of Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), aims to rescue exploited children and dismantle trafficking networks.

Police sources said begging mafias operating within the city kidnap children from remote areas of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and force them to beg on the city's streets.

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