Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)

Udupi, Oct 29: In a pre-dawn joint operation conducted by the District Child Protection Unit and officials of other departments including women and child development department, department of labour, department of public instruction, police, child helpline and Nagarika Seva Trust Udupi at the Malpe port, 17 children belonging to Ballari and Koppal districts, who were found picking fish there, were rescued.

They were produced before the child welfare committee.

District Child Protection officer Sadnand Nayak, legal surveillance officer Prabhakar Achar, protection officer Mahesh Devadiga, labour officer Kumar, labour inspector Praveen, subject inspector of the department of public instruction Nagaraj, social activists of the protection unit Yogeesh, Suraksha, Sunanda and women's police station staff Savitri, Aruna, Malpe police staff Savita, Jagadish, Nityananda Olakadu, Shilpa, Sushmita, Kasturi, Triveni, and Netra of child helpline, and Christopher of Vishwasada Mane Shankarapura, took part in the operation.