Mysuru, March 27 -- The Cultural Capital Mysuru that leads in many fronts, also leads in the cases of beggary involving minors, on the flipside.

Of the total of 1,347 people involved in beggary in the State, Mysuru alone has reported 66 cases involving minors in the last three years, according to data obtained by Shruti of Odanadi Seva Samsthe, under Right to Information Act, from Karnataka Rajya Samagra Makkala Rakshana Society and Directorate of Child Rights.

In the year 2023, a total of 38 boys and 28 girls totalling 66 minors were found indulged in seeking alms in public places, while in 2022, a total of 43 such cases were reported and in 2021, a total of 36 cases were reported in Mysuru district.

In Hassan, 15 cases were reported ...