256 child-beggars rescued in Haryana

Chandigarh: Under its campaign to make Haryana free of child-begging, police have so far rescued 256 children from 10 different towns. The rescued children were reunited with their families through child welfare societies. The police launched the drive to free the children forced to beg on the streets. To achieve the goal, police have formed 10 units and given 6 months to achieve the target. A police spokesman said, human trafficking units were also being set up. Earlier, chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar expressed concern over the rising practice of child-begging in the state in a recent interview.