Parents of Bihar kids 'rescued' in MP on child labour suspicion say 'case fabricated'

Parents of Bihar kids 'rescued' in MP on child labour suspicion say 'case fabricated'

Araria (Bihar), Apr 28 (PTI) Weeks after 163 minors from Bihar were rescued in Madhya Pradesh's Katni on suspicion of being trafficked for "child labour", their parents have claimed the children were travelling to madrassas in Maharashtra and Karnataka with their teachers.One of the parents alleged that the children were targeted because of their faith.Acting on a tip-off, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the Government Railway Police (GRP…

Muslim students en route to madrasas from Bihar detained in MP, parents allege communal profiling

The children and accompanying teachers were lodged in shelter homes in Katni and Jabalpur for nearly a fortnight before being sent back to Bihar on April 25, while parents accused authorities of prolonging their detention through an allegedly cumbersome Social Investigation Report process.