515 kids rescued in SWR's Bengaluru division in a year

BENGALURU: A majority of children rescued by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of South Western Railway are from Bengaluru division: 515 children have been rescued in the region over the past year.
On the occasion of International Missing Children's Day on Saturday, RPF officials said they have decided to intensify Operation Nanhe Farishte, a special drive to rescue trafficked children.
In 2018, RPF rescued 1,299 children (1,125 boys, 174 girls), of which 523 (458 boys and 65 girls) are from Bengaluru division, followed by 490 children (407 boys and 83 girls) from Hubballi division. In Mysuru, 286 children (260 boys, 26 girls) were rescued last year.
Between January and May 21, 257 children (224 boys and 33 girls) were rescued from SWR limits. Of them, 206 (183 boys and 23 girls) are from Karnataka, 13 (12 boys and one girl) are from Bihar and nine are from Andhra Pradesh. An RPF official said most kids rescued in the Bengaluru division are from North Karnataka. "We've formed a dedica ted team at Bengaluru, Mysuru and Hubballi to rescue kids from criminals, meant for child trafficking, labour, prostitution and organ trade," he added.