With the launch of Operation Muskaan in the district, the police swung into action and rescued an adolescent girl child who was missing in Keeranur and lodged her in a children’s home here on Friday.
The rescued girl belonged to Sanmarga Gurukulam.
Superintendent of Police A. Saravanan advised the police to expedite investigation in other pending cases and rescue missing children. A total of 14 cases had been were registered in connection with children.
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Earlier, the SP conducted a workshop on ‘Operation Muskaan’ to police personnel and other department officials and advised them to work as a team to rescue missing children and identify orphaned children.
The police officials in all sub divisions, officials from social welfare, labour welfare, child development departments, assistant public prosecutors, prosecutors and officials from various voluntary organisations took part.