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Thanks to social media post, Andhra HRD Minister Lokesh helps save eight-year-old boy from child labour

In the viral post, the boy, left in the care of his uncle by poverty-stricken parents, is found grazing animals and crying to be taken home; on the Minister’s instructions, authorities are preparing to admit the boy in tribal welfare hostel; Maddipadu police book case against the boy’s uncle

· 10/1/2026, 2:30:04 PM· 2 min read
In the viral post, the boy, left in the care of his uncle by poverty-stricken parents, is found grazing animals and crying to be taken home; on the Minister’s instructions, authorities are preparing to admit the boy in tribal welfare hostel; Maddipadu police book case against the boy’s uncle
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