Telangana is gripped by cold wave conditions with some places in the state on Sunday, November 20, recording minimum temperature of less than 10-degree Celsius. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange-code warning for Adilabad, Kumuram Bheem Asifabad, Nirmal, Mancherial, Jagtiyal, Rajanna Sircilla, Medak and Sangareddy districts. Sirpur (U) in Kumaram
Operation Smile: Seven Arrested For Trafficking, 26 Children Rescued In Hyderabad Jan 12, 2021, 17:36 IST
HYDERABAD: Seven people were arrested here for allegedly trafficking 26 children from different states and engaging them as labourers, police said on Tuesday. As part of the raids conducted under Operation Smile by Meerpet Police officials of the Rachakonda Commissionerate, children in the age group of 12 to 17 were rescued from different workshops at Bhupeshguptha Nagar and Nandanavanam Colony. The children who were engaged as labourers belonged to Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Telangana, Rachakonda Commissioner of Police Mahesh M Bhagwat said. All the children were trafficked by the seven owners/accused who were running plywood, timber and mechanic workshops.