India, July 19 -- At least 18 children, aged between 12 and 17 years, were rescued from factories and eateries in southeast Delhi's Okhla and Govindpuri area on Thursday. The children were allegedly trafficked by different persons who brought them from their hometowns in West Bengal, UP and Bihar to Delhi and made them work for 12-14 hours daily.

Police said the children were promised wages around 9000 per month by their employers and traffickers but were hardly paid half the amount.

The rescue operation was led by Prayas JAC Society and Bal Vikas Dhara along with SDM Kalkaji team, Tehsildar, Labour Department team and Delhi Police.

"We had earlier received inputs from various sources about young boys and girls working in factories, so...