Mukesh Sharma

Kalimpong, Sept 3rd

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One child labour was rescued by the Bal Suraksha Abhiyan (BSA)  NGO of Kalimpong. Acting on a source information received on the helpline, the workers of BSA conducted the operation with the help of a Police team from Reang Check post  in NH 10

The rescued children fall under the age group of 9 year and hails from Assam.The children was brought by assuring that they will be given proper education for the domestic help they provide. However, the children informed that they were not being sent to school and instead they have been treated very badly.

Today a FIR has been lodged against the  house owner Suraj Gupta under Juvenile Justice Act 2000 & Amendment 2006, Child Labour (Prohibition & regulation) Act 1986 and others.

After rescue BSA inform to Child Welfare Committee Darjeeling . At present rescued children were sent to Child Rehablitation Centre of Bal Suraksha Abhiyan Trust 8th Mile Kalimpong by verbal order of Child Welfare Committee Darjeeling .

The search team comprised of Tej Kumar Thapa Child Release officer of BSA along with its workers and ASI Dinesh Lama of Reang Check and Staff of Kalimpong Labour Department.