Nizamabad: The problem of street children and of gangs using them for begging and other petty crimes is on the rise in this district. More and more children aged are found being abandoned or begging near temples and traffic signals in Nizamabad, Bodhan, Armoor and other towns.
Police took note of these and are rescuing such children under the Operation Smile programme.
Cops engaged in the drive said that among the children saved from streets, the missing, the abandoned and those engaged in child labour are identified first and then shifted to the observation home in Nizamabad. Rescued children are handed over to their parents, if their origin is traced and counseling would be done, police said.
A team of police officials headed by a sub inspector and four constables are implementing the Operation Smile.
Additional deputy police commissioner T. Usha Vishwanath inaugurated Operation Smile-VII here on Thursday. She said the drive will continue through January. Action will…