As many as seven children working as labourers were rescued from a roadside eatery and its owner arrested from a locality here, police said today.

Acting on a complaint, the Child Protection Unit of Thane Police conducted a raid at a roadside eatery in Shil-Daighar locality last night and rescued the children who were working there, inspector Madan Ballal said.

The rescued children, all from Uttar Pradesh, are in the age group of 12-14 years, he said.