Surat, May 15 -- A total of 93 children allegedly employed as labourers in saree packing units were rescued from different locations in Surat following a joint operation by Gujarat Police and the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of Rajasthan's Udaipur district police, officials said on Friday.

According to Surat Additional Police Commissioner Balram Meena, the operation was launched after officials from the AHTU in Udaipur alerted Surat Police about several children being brought to the city for labour work.

"An officer from the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Udaipur District Police team contacted us and informed us that several children had been brought to this area to work as labourers. Our officers gathered information, and dur...