Mangalore, Aug 13, 2012 : A team under the leadership of Assistant Labour Officer D. G. Nagesh rescued 4 child labourers on August 13, Monday.
The rescued kids are Ajith, Vignesh, B. Vignesh, and Karnan of Madurai in Tamil Nadu. The officials found that 2 of them were below 12 and the other 2 were above 16. All were employed in a home industry near Vrindadi Gudde, Dhanush Maidan, Panjimogeru.
D. G. Nagesh and his team received a tip that the home industry had employed children its premises and raided the industry. The owner Paalu Swamy and the Kavoor police were also present.
Reportedly, the kids studied till Std. VII at a government school in Madurai.