Punjab child rights body saves 1k minor beggars in 2 months
The Punjab State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has claimed to have rescued a total of 1,084 juvenile beggars in the last two months. As many as 214 rescued children were admitted to schools and 260 were counseled, Commission Chairman Sukesh Kalia said. Officials added that poor migrants, mainly belonging to northeastern states, pushed their children into begging.