By PTI | Posted 3 hoursAs many as 19 minor children brought to the metropolis from Bihar to work as labourers were rescued on Monday, Railway police said. The rescue operation was conducted by the police in collaboration with Pratham Council for Vulnerable Children (PCVC), a wing of NGO Pratham. The train, which starts from Raxaul (Bihar), terminated at Thane instead of its original destination (Lokmanya Tilak Terminus), where the children were rescued, he stated. "Our team in Bihar got a tip off that about 40-50 (minor) children boarding Mumbai-bound Jan Sadharan Express from three stations in East Champaran district. We passed on the information to the Railway police in Mumbai," said Kishore Bhamre, Director of PCVC, told PTI by phone.

Source: Mid-Day June 13, 2016 12:56 UTC