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The rescued children are all below the age of 14. With reports of violation of the Act, Patiala sub-divisional magistrate Gurmeet Singh today conducted raids on a number of sweet shops, restaurants and hotels in various parts of the town.
The children - Balwant Raj, Rinku, Ajay Kumar, Ramesh Kumar and Kishan Kumar - were later produced before the area Magistrate and sent to juveline homes. Action against the erring shops is also being initiated.
The district authorities have, meanwhile, once again appealed to the owners of various hotels, marriage palaces, restaurants and sweet shops to not employ children for labour, failing which strict action would be initiated against them.
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