Gandhinagar, June 16 -- In a crackdown against child labour, Gujarat Police have rescued 84 children from exploitative working conditions and registered 16 criminal cases against 26 accused persons during the first 14 days of a month-long statewide drive titled "Operation Childhood Freedom."

According to a release, under the leadership of Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, Gujarat police launched a campaign with the objective of ensuring "every child is in school, no child is at work."

The campaign has intensified enforcement action across industrial clusters, commercial establishments, and informal labour units where children were found working in violation of labour laws.

In one such action, Kamrej Police in Surat city raided a te...