Seven children, who were allegedly made to work for up to 18 hours a day at a bangle factory in Jaipur, escaped on Monday night and hid in a graveyard before being discovered by residents of nearby areas, police said.

After finding the children, who were said to be frightened and distressed, on Tuesday, the locals informed the police control room, and a team from the Bhatta Basti police station and the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) arrived at the scene.

“These children were brought to Jaipur from their villages in Bihar two months ago on the pretext of a trip. Here, they were made to work 15-18 hours a day in difficult conditions, and they finally escaped on Monday night but got lost in the congested lanes of Bhatta Basti and hid in the graveyard,” Station House Officer Deepak Tyagi told

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