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Bangalore police rescue 300 child beggars

Updated on Dec 16, 2011 01:10 pm IST

The Bangalore police along with NGOs and the Child Welfare dept have rescued 300 children and several others being forced to beg. Six people have been arrested in 9 cases but the kingpins still seem to be at large. A survey conducted by NGOs over 4 months points out that there are over 1,100 children begging on the IT city's streets.

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