{
  "id": 14473341,
  "title": "13 children rescued from Bengaluru begging racket, suspects claim family ties",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/13-children-rescued-from-bengaluru-begging-racket-suspects-claim",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T14:55:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/bengaluru-forced-begging-case-13-children-rescued-four-arrested-10921911/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Four individuals from Bihar and Maharashtra were arrested by the Bengaluru police on Monday for their alleged involvement in forcing 13 children to beg at traffic signals throughout the city. The rescued children, nine boys and four girls, were taken to the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) for further action. The investigation was initiated after receiving a tip-off from the Child Welfare Committee, and a combined team of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) Women Protection Wing and the Social Welfare Department conducted the operation. The suspects, including Karthik, 45, his son, and two men named Mukesh and Subhash, were found residing in makeshift huts beneath a flyover near Kogilu Cross, within Yelahanka police station jurisdiction. The adults claimed that the children belonged to them and asserted that five women present were their wives; however, the police have yet to verify these claims. The rescued children were found in groups of three to four per adult. The police are now examining the circumstances surrounding the children's acquisition by the group, the length of the adults' stay in Bengaluru, and the possibility of a biological relationship between the adults and the minors. Further verification of the adults' claims through address checks and DNA testing is planned by the CWC to determine parentage.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}