Archive · 20 Jan 2026
Bhopal Workers Trapped as Bonded Laborers in Maharashtra
Some workers from Bhopal were tricked into going to Maharashtra for a job.
They were promised good pay and nice places to stay.
But when they got there, they were forced to work in a factory without pay and were treated badly.
Two workers managed to escape and return home.
They told their families and the police that many other workers are still being forced to work there.
The workers said a group from Rajasthan was behind this and that around 60 to 70 workers are still trapped.
Workers from Bhopal were lured with promises of better jobs and wages in Maharashtra.
They were forced into bonded labor in a tur dal processing factory in Nanded Road, Maharashtra.
Two workers, Shamim and Vishal, managed to escape and return to Bhopal.
The workers were not paid, beaten, and threatened when they protested.
Around 60-70 workers from Bhopal and other places are still being held and forced to work.
- Who
- Workers from Bhopal, lured by promises of better jobs and wages
- What
- Forced into bonded labor in a tur dal processing factory in Maharashtra
- When
- Workers left on December 26, escaped on an unspecified night
- Where
- Nanded Road area, Maharashtra
- Why
- Lured by false promises of good wages and working conditions
- Number of Workers Trapped
- 60-70
- Daily Wage Promised
- Rs 600
- Location of Trapping
- Nanded Road, Maharashtra
- Type of Work
- Tur Dal (Pigeon Pea) Processing
- Number of Workers Escaped
- 2