Overview
- State police and labour inspectors inspected 16,951 premises across 962 police stations in a coordinated two‑hour operation that officials said rescued 800 children.
- The drive followed Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar’s visit to the Yeshwanthpur APMC and was executed on Saturday as a surprise, time‑bound sweep aimed at markets, eateries, workshops, construction sites and small businesses.
- Bengaluru accounted for the bulk of rescues but city totals differ in official reports, with the Commissioner’s office citing 503 rescued and later Bengaluru City Police reporting 529 rescued and 105 cases registered.
- Police said FIRs were filed for hazardous employment and notices issued for non‑hazardous work under the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act and the Juvenile Justice Act, and investigations are ongoing.
- Rescued children from Karnataka and several other states and Nepal were handed to Child Welfare Committees for rehabilitation, and officials signalled continued inspections and prosecutions as the next steps.