Bengaluru, Oct. 13 -- In a major operation, the CCB Women Protection Wing rescued 13 minor children who were allegedly being forced into begging and arrested four out-of-state persons.

According to a press note from the Office of the Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City, the operation was conducted on October 12 based on credible information from an informant.

The informant had reported that persons from other states were residing in makeshift huts on the footpath beneath the flyover near Kogilu Cross, within the limits of Yelahanka Police Station, and were engaging minor children in begging.

Acting on the tip-off, police personnel of the CCB Women Protection Wing conducted a joint operation in collaboration with officials of the Soc...