Hyderabad, Aug. 4 -- A total of 1,413 children were rescued by Hyderabad Police during Operation Muskaan, conducted from July 1 to July 31. Of these, 1,331 were boys and 82 were girls.

Among the rescued children, 828 are from Telangana, while 563 hail from other states across India. Twenty-two children were found to be from Nepal.

The operation was conducted in coordination with the Child Welfare Committee, Labour Department, Department of Women and Child Welfare, Child Line, Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU), Juvenile Bureau (JB) Unit, and various non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

It was aimed at identifying and rescuing children involved in child labour, begging and those in vulnerable conditions on streets and other unsafe env...