Report: India's 3,000 Child Soldiers

The Wall Street Journal, India
May 12, 2013

http://www.childrensrightsinstitute.org/242/report-india-3000-child-soldiers

By Atish Patel

At least 3,000 children as young as six are being recruited by insurgent groups across India, according to a new report published by a human rights group.

The New Delhi-based Asian Centre for Human Rights says the practice of using child soldiers is "rampant," with the majority recruited in Maoist-affected states like Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal.