WCD Department, Hyderabad Police Together Recused 83 Child Beggars

The Department of Women Development and Child Welfare (WCD) managed to rescued 83 children from the clutches of the begging rackets in collaboration with Hyderabad police. Meanwhile, E Akkeshwar Rao, District Welfare Officer (DWO) of Hyderabad said the pandemic increased the problem of beggings as the ''children were being forced into the begging rackets''. Notably, WCD and the police have saved 580 children so far under the operation ''Smile-VII''.