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Description: Bangalore: A child begging racket was busted and 300 children rescued in December, but now the so-called parents and caretakers of these children have hoodwinked the authorities and taken custody of children by producing fake documents such as address
proof. Sources in the Child Welfare Committee-I — in charge of rescue and rehabilitation of boys — said that they came across at least five cases wherein people claiming to be parents furnished fake documents to get the children released from custody. The
committee handed over the children after the parents gave undertakings that they would take care of them. But when Child Welfare Committee (CWC) members, along with the police, tried visiting the residences earlier this month to ensure the well-being of these
children, they were shocked to learn that the addresses given by the ‘parents’did not exist. Read more...
proof. Sources in the Child Welfare Committee-I — in charge of rescue and rehabilitation of boys — said that they came across at least five cases wherein people claiming to be parents furnished fake documents to get the children released from custody. The
committee handed over the children after the parents gave undertakings that they would take care of them. But when Child Welfare Committee (CWC) members, along with the police, tried visiting the residences earlier this month to ensure the well-being of these
children, they were shocked to learn that the addresses given by the ‘parents’did not exist. Read more...
