Saharanpur: The Uttar Pradesh Child Commission (UPCC) has rescued 95 children, who were allegedly being taken to Bihar from Uttar Pradesh illegally. All the rescued children were aged between four and twelve years of age. As per Sarvesh Awasthi, Chairperson of the Ayodhya Child Welfare Committee (CWC), these children were rescued after information was received from UPCC member Suchitra Chaturvedi.

Speaking to the news agency ANI he said, “At around 9 am, UP Child Commission member Suchitra Chaturvedi called and said that from Bihar, minor children are being transported to Saharanpur illegally and that they are in Gorakhpur and will go via Ayodhya. We rescued the children and they were given food and medical assistance.” he added that the accused, who brought these children did not have any consent letters from parents. Sharing more details, he added that children also did not know where they were being taken to. Awasthi further informed that the parents of these children were being contacted.

#WATCH | Ayodhya: 95 children who were allegedly being transported from Bihar to Uttar Pradesh illegally, were rescued by Uttar Pradesh Child Commission pic.twitter.com/SN0exWkS39

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Recently, the Uttar Pradesh State Child Commission (UPSCC) in Gorakhpur, rescued several children from Bihar. These children were allegedly being sent to madrasas across the country, the commission had said. After receiving information from the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights, the panel rescued the children.

Sharing details, the National Commission for Protection Of Child Rights (NCPCR) chairperson Priyank Kanoongo had said on X (formerly Twitter), “Innocent children who were being sent to madrasas in other states from Bihar have been rescued in Gorakhpur with the help of Uttar Pradesh State Child Commission on the instructions of @NCPCR.”

He added, “The Constitution of India has given the right to education to every child. Every child must go to school. In such a situation, taking poor children to other states and keeping them in madrasas to earn donations based on religion is a violation of the Constitution.”

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27.04.2024

Saharanpur: The Uttar Pradesh Child Commission (UPCC) has rescued 95 children, who were allegedly being taken to Bihar from Uttar Pradesh illegally. All the rescued children were aged between four and twelve years of age. As per Sarvesh Awasthi, Chairperson of the Ayodhya Child Welfare Committee (CWC), these children were rescued after information was received from UPCC member Suchitra Chaturvedi.

Speaking to the news agency ANI he said, “At around 9 am, UP Child Commission member Suchitra Chaturvedi called and said that from Bihar, minor........

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