The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the police to rescue the children working in zari units in Jamia Nagar area.
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Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna also directed DCP (south-east) to personally look into the recovery of children from zari units in Jamia Nagar and file a status report on the issue.
The court's direction came on an application filed by NGO Save Childhood Foundation, through counsel HS Phoolka alleging that a mob attacked the rescue team soon after about 50 children were rescued from various units recently.
The bench is hearing a PIL after taking suo moto cognisance of a media report that several children have been engaged in zari-making units.
PTI
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