RAUTAHAT: Thirteen children engaged in hard labour in Bihar of India have been rescued.

With the help of Child Welfare Committee based in Mujaffarpur of Bihar the children aged between 8 to 15 years were rescued.

The rescued children were brought to Nepal on Thursday by a team of the organisation 'Sana Hatharu' including border manager Lalan Yadav and security in-charge Sanjaya Yadav.

According to District Police office, Rautahat, all the rescued children are of Sarlahi district and preparation is underway to hand over them to their guardians.