A team of officers from the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR), police and Child Welfare Committee (CWC) on Sunday searched an aqua processing unit near Pamarru in Krishna district and said they found about 24 “minor” girls engaged for work in the company.
It may be noted that a 13-year-old girl from West Bengal died under mysterious circumstances near the company on September 20. The Pamarru police are currently investigating that case.
The search was in response to allegations that minors were being engaged to work in the aqua export company. The team comprised SCPCR chairperson K. Appa Rao, Krishna CWC chairperson K. Suvartha and officers from the departments of Women Development and Child Welfare and Police.