800 child labourers, 503 from Bengaluru alone, rescued in two-hour crackdown across Karnataka

In a Statewide crackdown on child labour on Saturday, police teams and Labour Department officials inspected 16,951 premises across Karnataka and rescued 800 children, all in a matter of two hours, with Bengaluru city alone accounting for 63% of the rescues, at 503

Source: The Hindu September 13, 2026 01:38 UTC