Raipur, May 7 -- Thirteen children from the Baiga tribal community were rescued from alleged bonded labour in cattle-rearing units in Chhattisgarh's Kabirdham district and 10 people were arrested, police said on Thursday.

The rescue operation was carried out jointly by Kabirdham police, Childline, the Women and Child Development Department, and Association for Voluntary Action (AVA), an organisation working on child rights.

Police said the children, aged between 8 and 15 years, were trafficked from remote forest villages nearly seven to eight months ago after their families were allegedly lured with promises of money and better living conditions.

According to investigators, the children were forced to work for more than 10 hours a day ...