India, Dec. 4 -- As many as 22 children allegedly being taken to Gujarat for child labour, were rescued from Rajasthan's Dungarpur railway station by the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Childline and Srishti Seva Sansthan. Three agents were detained, police said.

According to officials, the children were brought from different villages of Dungarpur district and were waiting to board the Chittorgarh-Asarwa (Gujarat) passenger train when the rescue operation was conducted.

The coordinator of Childline, Mehul, said "The RPF informed them about the suspected presence of children at the station who might be taken to Gujarat for child labour. Following the alert, teams of Childline, Srishti Seva Sansthan, RPF and GRP rushed to the railway sta...