An incident that shames humanity has come to light from Tumkuru district of Karnataka. In a madrasa located in Amalapura village here, 24 children from Bihar were being held hostage and made to work as labourers. Fed up with physical torture and exploitation, these children somehow escaped from there. The police have registered a case against the accused preacher Moulali under serious sections.
Secret revealed due to promptness of RPF
This entire matter came to light when Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel saw a large group of children abandoned at Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna railway station in Bangalore. The children were badly scared during interrogation. They told the officials that they had fled from the madrassa in Tumkuru. He wanted to go back to his home in Bihar by any means. Seeing the crowd of the station and the big platform, he stopped there and started searching for the train going to Bihar.
labor and assault charges
During counselling, the children narrated their ordeal. These children, aged between eight and 17 years, told that they were beaten up in the madrassa. Instead of studying, they were being made to do construction work inside the campus. The children alleged that they were forcibly employed to build the wall. Not only this, they were not even allowed to talk to their parents.
Case registered under strict sections
The children are currently kept under the care of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC). Police have registered a case against the accused Moulali under the Indian Justice Code (BNS), Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act and Child Labor Prohibition Act. Earlier this case was registered by the Railway Police, which has now been handed over to the Tumakuru Rural Police. The police are investigating the matter in depth.
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